states have built that infrastructure. so we re seeing record numbers of people testing. we have community-based testing sites that are available throughout the state from local health departments to state-run sites. and i am glad to see that people having the home-based tests fly off the shelf. you understand the poimportancef the testing. you know the guidance remains the same get vaccinated, get boosted. those are everyone s best protections including wearing a mask in close spaces, et cetera. are you seeing any movement among the folks that still resist all that, the folks that are vaccine hesitant, resistant, folk who is don t believe this is real? are you seeing the data reality puncturing that bubble or not? yeah. i think we are. i mean, it s incremental, but every extra jab counts. and we are seeing that even in the 65-plus population, which was highly vaccinated to start, there s still, you know, a
editor fergus walsh. hiya, are you ready for vaccination? yeah. every jab counts. these 16 and 17 year olds were getting their vaccine today at tipton in the west midlands. almost 90 million doses have now been administered in the uk. yeah, it was quick and easy, keeping everyone safe. i want to keep my family safe and me safe, more importantly, so, yeah. as an a&e doctor, i ve seen a lot during this pandemic. but nothing has shocked me more than seeing younger people being admitted to our hospitals with covid 19. and as well as their age, many of them have one other thing in common they were unvaccinated. the nhs video urges young adults to get vaccinated and shares stories of several who were laid low by the virus. my lungs, out of nowhere, just kind of stopped. i struggled to breathe sitting, lying down, obviously sitting upright. i was then, sort of, attached to a ventilator machine. the younger you are,
and the latest figures suggest around 360,000 have taken up the offer. a new nhs video has been launched highlighting the effects of long covid in a bid to drive up vaccination rates amongst teenagers. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. hiya, are you ready for vaccination? yeah. every jab counts. these 16 and 17 year olds were getting their vaccine today at tipton in the west midlands. almost 90 million doses have now been administered in the uk. yeah, it was quick and easy, keeping everyone safe. i want to keep my family safe and me safe, more importantly, so, yeah. as an a&e doctor, i ve seen a lot during this pandemic. but nothing has shocked me more than seeing younger people being admitted to our hospitals with covid 19. and as well as their age, many of them have one other thing in common they were unvaccinated. the nhs video urges young adults to get vaccinated and shares stories of several who were laid low by the virus.
coronavirus vaccines. they re to be delivered from the second half of next year. the health secretary, sajid javid, said the deal would help to future proof the uk s vaccine programme. meanwhile, the government says it s met its target of offering all 16 and 17 year olds in england a single dose of the covid jab. more than a million young people became eligible earlier this month and the latest figures suggest around 360,000 have taken up the offer. a new nhs video has been launched, highlighting the effects of long covid. here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. hiya, are you ready for vaccination? yeah. every jab counts. these 16 and 17 year olds were getting their vaccine today at tipton in the west midlands. almost 90 million doses have now been administered in the uk. yeah, it was quick and easy, keeping everyone safe. i want to keep my family safe and me
covid vaccination certificates. but that could well change, if things get tighter and if certain services are only accessible for those who are vaccinated. the uk government says it s met its target of offering all 16 17 year olds in england a single dose of the covid jab. more than a million young people became eligible earlier this month and the latest figures suggest around 360,000 have taken up the offer. a new nhs video has been launched highlighting the effects of long covid in a bid to drive up vaccination rates amongst teenagers. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. hiya, are you ready for vaccination? yeah. every jab counts. these 16 and 17 year olds were getting their vaccine today at tipton in the west midlands. almost 90 million doses have now been administered in the uk. yeah, it was quick and easy, keeping everyone safe. i want to keep my family safe and me safe, more importantly, so, yeah.