There is the increase in absence rates, the cueing at hospital, the hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances that are available, and there just aren t any left, that is taking its toll on front line staff. while ministers work out what further steps to take them efforts are being made to get the booster programme into the heart of the local communities here in an asian restaurant in bradford. we are creating access where our communities are, so a resturant is the best place for the time of year to come and bring the vaccines to make it as easy and as accessible as we can. boosters will be available on christmas day and boxing day in england, though not in the rest of the uk, and in basingstoke today, there was no shortage of takers for a christmas eve jab. it s an interesting one, but i want to get it done because i want to see family. it sjust easy peasy, it s around the corner. it s good, yeah, it made sense to do it, it for the community and everybody else. but as peopl
Typically we are seeing omicron largely in young people and it s critically we are seeing omicron largely in young people and it s onlyjust now the cases are starting to tip into the older population, particularly in the 60 and 70 plus year olds. there are a number of different reasons why we need to continue to look at this data further. even if the virus causes less severe illness in most people, it is so contagious, hundreds of thousands are likely to catch it, including health service workers, raising concerns about a staffing crisis. some have already noticed shifts are getting busier. there is the increasing absence rates, the queueing at hospital, hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances available, and there just are not any left. that is taking a toll on front line staff.
Hope in the findings that we published yesterday, but it definitely isn t yet at the point where we could downgrade that serious threat. i think the findings have showed on some very, very preliminary analysis and very small numbers, which i want which i want to reinforce, that individuals compared to delta are around 30 a5% less likely to attend a&e. there is the increase in absence rates, the cueing at hospital, adding to the already considerable pressure on the nhs. there is the increase in absence rates, the cueing at hospital, the hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances that are available, and there just aren t any left, that is taking its toll on front line staff. while ministers work out what further steps to take them efforts are being made to get the booster programme into the heart of the local
There is the increasing absence rates, the queueing at hospital, hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances available, and there just are not any left. that is taking a toll on front line staff. so, the booster rolled out forges on in all sorts of settings, here in an asian restaurant in bradford, an area where vaccine hesitancy has been higher than the rest of the country so they are trying to make the process as easy as possible. we are creating access where our communities are. a restaurant is the best place for this time of year, to come and bring the vaccines to make it as easy and as accessible as we can. the latest estimate by the office for national statistics is that by last sunday more than 1.7 million people in the uk were infected with the virus, around 1 in 35. it may be less severe than first feared, but the numbers catching the virus mean there will still be tough weeks ahead.
It is a cautious welcome, still some big unknowns, particularly how older people might be affected. typically we are seeing omicron largely in young people and it s onlyjust now the cases are starting to tip into the older population, particularly in the 60 and 70 plus year olds. there are a number of different reasons why we need to continue to look at this data further. even if the virus causes less severe illness in most people, it is so contagious, hundreds of thousands are likely to catch it, including health service workers, raising concerns about a staffing crisis. some have already noticed shifts are getting busier. there is the increasing absence rates, the queueing at hospital, hearing our control staff call out for any ambulances available, and there just are not any left. that is taking a toll on front line staff. so the booster rolled out forjust