will come when the senseless murdering of children all come to an end. referring to all the other debts we have seen in birmingham, the west midlands and all over the country. the people who have been convicted in connexion with the killing will be sentenced at the end the month. thank you. the pharmaceutical manufacturer pfizer, has said that a clinical trial of a pill to treat covid 19, shows that the drug is highly effective. the product is called paxlovid, and it is reported to have achieved an 89 % reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death that s among adult patients with coronavirus who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. with me now is our health correspondentjim reed: how significant is this? when you think about how significant is this? when you think about last how significant is this? when you think about last year how significant is this? when you think about last year there - how significant is this? when you think about last year there were
but the numbers that we are seeing at the moment are fully in line with what we expected in the autumn and winter plan. what we want people to do is to come forward and get theirjabs. we also want young people, we want kids at school, to be getting theirjabs with complete confidence and there will be booking systems opening from tomorrow in addition to the vaccination programme in schools, so the message is that the boosters are fantastic. i mean, the levels of protection they are bringing are very high, but it is also very, very important that you get one because the double vaccination provides a lot of protection against serious illness and death, but it does not protect you against catching the disease and it does not protect you against passing it on so now is the time to get your booster. meanwhile, speaking a short time, ago our health correspondentjim reed said, despite infections being high,
days of a positive covid test. meanwhile, more than 85% of people over the age of 12 have received their first dose of the vaccine, more than 78% have had both doses. i m joined now by our health correspondentjim reed. let s health correspondentjim reed. start with those c( figures, let s start with those covert figures, because goodness, when you hear that that s the for highest figure sincejuly and it is still only 0ctober, figure sincejuly and it is still only october, we are not into the depths of winter yet. on a mac yes, these figures have been picking up over the last week or so, you these figures have been picking up over the last week or so, over the last week or so, you are startin: over the last week or so, you are starting to over the last week or so, you are starting to see over the last week or so, you are starting to see infections - over the last week or so, you are starting to see infections go - starting to see infections go through to the more elderly age groups
time. let s speak to our health correspondentjim reed. we have had these new numbers, jim, and obviously there was always going to be a problem of catch up after covid, but this report. we to be a problem of catch up after covid, but this report. . .- covid, but this report. we get these numbers covid, but this report. we get these numbers every covid, but this report. we get these numbers every month, i covid, but this report. we get i these numbers every month, and covid, but this report. we get - these numbers every month, and there were an awful lot of them, and i think it is important useful to pick out two this morning, because both illustrate the pressure on the health service in england. first of all, a&e, people going in with bumps and scrapes. there was a target set in 2004 to see those people within four hours. we can see today it is the worst figures ever september, one in four, that is 470,000 people, were not seen in less time. the worst performance since the target w
said it is still unclear whether all over 50s should be offered a third jab this autumn. our health correspondentjim reed explained why a third booster had been suggested. there are two reasons why scientists and politicians might want to go ahead with this. one is to top up immunity. there are some early signs in some research that, over time, the immunity you gain from taking a vaccine might fade although at the moment research in that is ongoing. the second main reason is the potential emergence of new variants of the virus this autumn and, again, a third booster dose might offer some extra protection against that. yesterday the health secretary for england, sajid javid, was asked about this, and he suggested the plan would probably be all over 50s would be offered a booster shot at the same time as their flu shot this autumn. but before going ahead, politicians in every part of the uk, every nation, are waiting on advice,