even an abundance of love wasn t enough from stopping her daughter contracting covid-19. and despite her pleas, little sarah died. she was 5 months old. translator: when she died, when they gave us the news, i was able to hold her. i was able to feel her one last time. reporter: loss and grief like this became an all too common sight this year across brazil. more so that many other countries. kids have been dying more in brazil since the original varpt was here. reporter: one misconception is covid s impact on children made brazil a covid hot spot for the young. but other age groups suffered, as well. almost two years since matthew lost his son to the virus, the pain continues to bring him to his knees.
teens not vaccinated were ten times more likely to be hospitalized if they ended up contracting covid-19. yes, the most vulnerable, the most fragile, the people with predisposing conditions, but at the same time, even in healthy people, if they choose not to get vaccinated, the chances of ending up in the emergency room is so much higher. by the way, a big group of unvaccinated people are under 12 because they can t be. i do want to ask for your read of what may be good news. sanjay gupta was talking about this before we came on the air, that you do see in the graphs of new infections, new hospitalizations and new deaths, that after surging for the last several weeks, that they seem to be coppitopping off. i know the numbers can change over the course of a week or two. do you see signs of potential hope? i do. i m not ready to be totally hopeful yet.
whose body was found near the a3 in guildford on monday. police say 52 year old dane messam has been remanded in custody let s have a look at some of the other stories making the number of new coronavirus cases reported in scotland has hit another record high of more than 7000 in the last 2a hours. the latest record comes as the scottish health secretary warned the nhs was facing a perfect storm of pressure. a man who turned down the coronavirus vaccine has died in hospital after contracting covid 19. a0 year old father to be marcus birks from staffordshire, died on friday leaving his family shattered , his wife said. he was admitted to an intensive care unit earlier this month, and before his death urged people to get vaccinated. the influential reggae producer and performer lee scratch perry, has died injamaica at the age of 85. known for his work with musicians as varied as bob marley, the clash and the beastie boys, he was a pioneer of remixing and dub music, reportedly produc
let s take a look at some of the stories making headlines in the uk. the number of new covid cases reported in scotland has hit another record high of more than 7,000 in the last 2a hours. it is the third time in a week the record for new infections has been broken. the latest record comes as the scottish health secretary warned the nhs was facing a perfect storm of pressure. a man who turned down the coronavirus vaccine has died in hospital after contracting covid 19. the musician had told the bbc he was shocked to have become so unwell. marcus birks, from staffordshire, died on friday. he was admitted to an intensive care unit earlier this month, and before his death urged people to get vaccinated. a shortage of blood tubes means doctors in the uk are having to make difficult choices about who gets blood tests that s according to the british medical association.
former prime minister, tony blair calls it unnecessary and tragic . the west has to understand that when we do something like this, the signal it sends out is one of inconstancy. it s one that says, look, if the going gets tough, we re out. a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state, as tropical storm henri is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. covid antibody tests are to be widely offered to uk adults for the first time to try to find out how much natural protection people have after contracting covid 19. and don everly, who formed the everly brothers duo with his late brother phil,