who haven t had theirjabs. a full lockdown is still on the cards. the uk isn t yet seeing such a dramatic surge in cases and these are some of the reasons why. many countries in europe were faced with delta a little bit later, so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did, so that s a factor. the second point is those differences in vaccines. you have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. high infection rates have helped to build up immunity in the uk. now the push to encourage people to get their boosterjabs continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of harsher rules like those enforced elsewhere. anna holligan, bbc news. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to try to halt the spread of covid. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is here, and they ve got some alarming predictions
we have a fairly low vaccination rate in the population and the waning of immunity hits austria now six months after we started our vaccination programme and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the winter season where people are moving indoors. germany fears a national health care emergency. the government is set to introduce restrictions for unvaccinated people. a full lockdown not ruled out. such a dramatic surge in cases is not being experienced in the uk. a number of factors at play. many countries in europe were faced with delta a little bit later so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did so that is a factor. the second one is there is differences in vaccines. your have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. high infection rates in the past have helped build up immunity in the uk. now the push to increase booster jab take up continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of tougher
germany fears a national health care emergency. new measures are expected for those who haven t had theirjabs. a full lockdown is still on the cards. the uk isn t yet seeing such a dramatic surge in cases and these are some of the reasons why. many countries in europe were faced with delta a little bit later, so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did, so that s a factor. the second point is those differences in vaccines. you have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. high infection rates have helped to build up immunity in the uk. now the push to encourage people to get their boosterjabs continues. the incentive for many, the avoidance of harsher rules like those enforced elsewhere. anna holligan, bbc news.
countries across europe are facing a sharp increases in covid cases. in austria a 20 day lockdown will start next week. working from home will be ordered and only essential shops will stay open. in february vaccinations will become compulsory. we have a very low vaccination rate in the population and the waning of immunity hits austria now six months after we started our vaccination programme and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the winter season where people are moving indoors. germany fears a national health care emergency. the government is set to introduce restrictions for unvaccinated people. a full lockdown not ruled out. such a dramatic surge in cases is not being experienced in the uk. a number of factors at play. many countries in europe were faced with delta a little bit later so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did so that is a factor. the second one is there is differences in vaccines. your hive high levels of non