was extended to all over 18s in england, scotland and wales by the end of this month. in northern ireland, boosters are currently only 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 fast within the next 48 hours, its expected to be the dominant variant 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 come a distance to have their booster today. come a distance to have their booster today. come a distance to have their booster toda . ~ ., , ., booster today. we have come from near ports
it s been confirmed that at least one person in the uk has now died with the new omicron variant, which is spreading at great speed as our health editor hugh pym reports. 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 were you hoping to get a walk in booster? we were hoping to but we ve just heard there is a three to four hour wait. well, i m part of the vulnerable group and ijust want to make sure that i get it done. i don t want to ruin my christmas either, that s the main reason. maybe we won t make it today, then. we lljust keep trying. the opening up of the booster programme and warnings about the rapid spread of omicron meant a high demand in many areas. people in this queue for walk ins were told earlier it could be a four hour wait. the has now come down a bit, but th
nations, calls for a rethink are getting louder. over a period of time this is getting louder. over a period of time this is going getting louder. over a period of time this is going to getting louder. over a period of time this is going to have - getting louder. over a period of time this is going to have a - time this is going to have a devastating impact on business, the whole of the airline industry and it s going to be hugely difficult to recover from this if this goes on much longer. recover from this if this goes on much longer- recover from this if this goes on much loner. , . ., ., much longer. only a quarter of south africans have much longer. only a quarter of south africans have been much longer. only a quarter of south africans have been fully much longer. only a quarter of south africans have been fully vaccinated. i africans have been fully vaccinated. omicron may help change that. but what s clear from now is that people here are taking this new variant in
disregard for the rules at the heart of government, and claimed he was unfit to lead the country. for day after day, the prime minister and his team tried to brush off to deny reports of a party or get togethers around government, when social mixing was burnt a year ago. this is the latest in a torrent of stories that suggests otherwise. chris mason, bbc news. people in england aged between 30 and 39 can book their booster jab from tomorrow. the acceleration of the vaccination programme comes as scientists warn that the uk could face record levels of infection without further restrictions. our reporter simonjones has more. it isa it is a national mission, the health secretary says, to getjabs into arms as quickly as possible. 22 million booster vaccinations have already been administered in the uk. it is important to get vaccinated so
of a party or get togethers around government, when social mixing was banned a year ago. this is the latest in a torrent of stories that suggests otherwise. chris mason, bbc news. people in england aged between 30 and 39 can book their booster jab from tomorrow. the acceleration of the vaccination programme comes, as scientists warn that the uk could face record levels of infection, without further restrictions. our reporter simonjones has more. it s a national mission, the health secretary says, to getjabs into arms as quickly as possible. 22 million booster vaccinations have already been administered in the uk. it s important to get vaccinated so we can get back to our normal, semi normal life at the moment. it s basically because of this new omicron, it s more worrying, i think, because we don t know exactly what s going to happen. so it s betterjust to be safe.