she s a psychologist working with intensive care staff. here, she organises an informal listening session. when everyone s not having time to rest and recover because it s been nonstop for us in intensive care. and it s a lot of- nightmares about work. you wake up in a cold sweat- and you can t get back to sleep, because you ve got to be at work in the next four hours. it has been probably one of the most challenging experiences of my career. i think we are very concerned about the years ahead. i don t think it s just about now, and about staff retention. i think it s actually about how are people emotionally, going to come back from this? in particular, as you can see from young people, this has really scarred them. the best defence against the virus was vaccination. the race was on to getjabs
going to come back from this? in particular, as you can see from young people, this has really scarred them. the best defence against the virus was vaccination. the race was on to getjabs in as many arms as possible and that was a huge logistical exercise. some sports stadiums opened their doors. second doses for some. thank you for coming in today. the jab will be the pfizerjab. ..while younger people were encouraged to get their firstjab. churches and cathedrals were also turned into vaccine hubs. but some concerns emerged about rare blood clots linked to the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. fergus walsh: business as usual in northeast london. headlines about blood clots didn t put people off getting
is going to have a devastating impact on business, on the whole of the airline industry, and it s going to be, you know, hugely difficult to recover from this if this goes on much longer. only a quarter of south africans have been fully vaccinated. omicron may help change that. but what s clear for now is that people here are taking this new variant in their stride. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. another country where the omicron variant is spreading rapidly is the uk. according to the government there are now an estimated 2 hundred thousand new infections every day. and that s set to keep rising. the response? widening the availability of a third, booster vaccine, to everyone over 30. our health editor hugh pym has the story. they were queueing for boosters in plymouth this morning, and there were lines of people hoping to getjabs in solihull. in hungerford, some had come a distance to have their booster today.
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being offered to people over 30. huge demand meant the nhs england website crashed as people tried to book booster appointments, and the website ran out of lateral flow tests. it s been confirmed that at least one person has now died in the uk with the new omicron variant of coronavirus and it s thought at least ten people are in hospital with it. it s spreading quickly within the next 48 hours, it s expected to be the dominant variant here in london. here s our health editor hugh pym. they were queueing for boosters in plymouth this morning, and there were lines of people hoping to getjabs in solihull. in hungerford, some had come a distance to have their booster today. we ve come from near portsmouth, so about an hour and a quarter. and are you hoping to get a walk in booster? we were hoping to but we ve just heard there is a 3 4 hour wait. i am part of the vulnerable group and i wanted to make sure i get it done. i don t want to ruin my christmas either that s the main reason.