aren t it s absolutely fantastic. there aren t as it s absolutely fantastic. there aren t as many covid patients in the nhs now aren t as many covid patients in the nhs now as aren t as many covid patients in the nhs now as there were in the january peak nhs now as there were in the january peak not nhs now as there were in the january peak. not by a long way. but sadly, the numbers are likely to grow. there the numbers are likely to grow. there are the numbers are likely to grow. there are various mitigations that i ve already mentioned. the relative mildness i ve already mentioned. the relative mildness and shortness of stay and so on mildness and shortness of stay and so on the mildness and shortness of stay and so on. the fact people don t go into icu so on. the fact people don t go into icu nearly so on. the fact people don t go into icu nearly as much, and so on, as has already icu nearly as much, and so on, as has already been said. in the end, it is people
need and supplied with all the ppe that they need and generally speaking there has been need and generally speaking there has been a heroic effort to get people has been a heroic effort to get people what they need and i will perhaps people what they need and i will perhaps ask chris to comment on that in a minute perhaps ask chris to comment on that in a minute. on your basic point, ben. in a minute. on your basic point, ben. about. in a minute. on your basic point, ben, about, is the nhs overwhelmed? look. ben, about, is the nhs overwhelmed? look. the ben, about, is the nhs overwhelmed? look, the numbers are high, the numbers look, the numbers are high, the numbers of look, the numbers are high, the numbers of people going into hospital numbers of people going into hospital right now are high. that s clear~ hospital right now are high. that s clear~ and hospital right now are high. that s clear. and there are 15,000 currently. clear. and there are 15,000 cur
having talked to people in that situation i am rather saddened. the great majority aren t against vaccinations, but there are three questions people want to know an answer to. they want to know if this disease is important enough to get vaccinated against. and i would say very clearly the fact they are in hospital means this is a serious disease. the second question is, don t vaccines work. we are confident they work. 88% protection is our current estimate. it reduces the chance of you going into hospital and into intensive care as the prime minister said. thirdly, and this is where there was misinformation on the internet, a lot of it deliberately placed, is the worry about side effects. that s understandable. it s thejob the worry about side effects. that s understandable. it s the job of health professionals not to get frustrated by that but simply to