you want to protect yourself and you want to protect your loved ones. the government s aim was to offer all adults a booster by the end of the year. that is to tackle the spread of the omicron variant. this pharmacy has been open since i d got this morning. they have about 80 pre booked vaccinations but there is capacity for another 400 people to walk in and getjabbed. for opening at christmas. i m very close to the owners of the shop. the original owner, nilesh patel, he actually passed away from covid in january this year. it was a horrible experience for his family. they have been working very hard, as have i, to make sure no one else goes the same thing they have. no one else goes the same thing they have- they have. the new variant appears they have. the new variant appears to they have. the new variant appears to cause they have. the new variant appears to cause milder. appears to cause milder illness, which health officials have described as a glimmer of hope. it is still
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. getjabbed for christmas thousands of nhs staff and volunteers will keep vaccination clinics open in england over the festive period. the uk prime minister boris johnson encourages people to have a vaccine in his annual christmas message saying it s a wonderful thing to do for ourfamilies. at least 37 people are killed in a ferry fire in southern bangladesh. a former minnesota police officer who claimed she confused her handgun for a taser has been found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting 20 year old daunte wright the little town of bethlehem marks christmas eve in a year where tourism has been blighted by covid
this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the globe. i mjane i m jane hill. our top stories: borisjohnson says up to 90% of those who are the most seriously ill with coronavirus in the uk have not had a booster vaccine and urges everyone to getjabbed. the overwhelming majority of people who are currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals are people who are not boosted. nicola sturgeon rules out any further coronavirus restrictions in scotland, but continues to urge caution as cases rise further. record numbers of covid infections are recorded in the us and france, as the omicron variant continues to spread.
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about 5%, have not had anyjab. although not all will be in frontline jobs. although not all will be in frontlinejobs. ministers and frontline jobs. ministers and leaders frontlinejobs. ministers and leaders have said before now that the policy is needed to provide reassurance to patients. the health secretary, sajid javid, said it was the professional duty of frontline staff to get jabbed, professional duty of frontline staff to getjabbed, but he was challenged by a doctor at a london hospital. i challenged by a doctor at a london hospital. challenged by a doctor at a london hospital. i have had covid at some london hospital. i have had covid at some point. - london hospital. i have had covid at some point. i ve i london hospital. i have had| covid at some point. i ve got antibodies. and i ve been working on covid since the beginning. they have not had a vaccination, do not want to have a vaccination.- have a vaccination. many healthcare have a vaccination. many healthcare workers