are getting ready to open for the first time in a year as most coronavirus restrictions are lifted on monday, and crowds are preparing to gather at big sporting events, which could all mean even more pings. app providers have been asked to reduce the sensitivity but the government says it is doing itsjob. reducing the spread of covid. we are in the middle of a pandemic and we know the virus spreads and it spreads without showing any symptoms and so the app is one of a number of ways in which we are trying to tackle the virus. the key to the fight against covid is still the vaccine and the weekend sees the second grab ajab campaign where any adult can get their first vaccination without an appointment at large pop up clinics around the country. ben king, bbc news. more than 120 people are confirmed dead after some of the worst
the key to the fight against covid is still the vaccine and the weekend sees the second grab ajab campaign where any adult can get their first vaccination without an appointment at large pop up clinics around the country. ben king, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. more than 120 people are known to have died in the worst flooding to hit northern europe for decades. many more are injured or missing. after half a million people were advised to self isolate by the test and trace app businesses are warning it s becoming impossible to operate because of the impact on staff numbers. the cost of severe covid new research shows that half of patients admitted to hospitals during the first wave developed at least one extra complication. younger adults admitted to hospital with coronavirus are nearly as likely to suffer from complications as people over the age of 50, according to a new study of 70,000
coronavirus restrictions are lifted on monday, and crowds are preparing to gather at big sporting events, which could all mean even more pinging. the developers have been asked to adjust the sensitivity but the government says it is doing itsjob. reducing the spread of covid. we are in the middle of a pandemic and we know the virus spreads and it spreads without showing any symptoms and so the app is one of a number of ways in which we are trying to tackle the virus. the key to the fight against covid is still the vaccine and the weekend sees the second grab ajab campaign where any adult can get their first vaccination without an appointment at large pop pop up clinics around the country. lilian edwards is professor of law innnovation and society at the university of newcastle. she was an adviser when the nhs contact tracing app was orginally created. shejoins me now. thank you very much for your time
and then you can, like, close the sound with your hand. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: after the revelations of kissing a colleague in his office, the health secretary matt hancock resigns with an apology for breaching coronavirus guidance. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that s why i ve got to resign. downing street moves quickly, putting former chancellor sajid javid in charge at the department of health. grabajab: half of all adults under 30 in england will have had their first covid vaccine
they could have been a sinkhole, movement of the earth which was discovered by a study by florida state university. that was william marquez. half of all adults aged under 30 in england will have received a first dose of a covid 19 vaccine by the end of today. more than 11.2 million people aged between 18 and 29 have now had a jab. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. drop in, pop up, grab ajab whatever you call it, the government is making it as easy as possible for people to get their vaccines. so the message is this weekend, any adult in england can turn up for theirs without booking. it s happening in venues up and down the country, from shopping centres and theatres to stadiums, including the emirates. i feel amazing. to finally get this jab is actually amazing. like, it s been anticipated for, like, a few months now about the covid jabs and stuff like that.