because of a shortage of teachers partly linked to covert isolation. covid isolation. there is much uncertainty over the weeks ahead, but the world health organisation has at least said that we should know more about the new variants within days. the new variant. hugh pym, bbc news. let s get more of a sense of this. in a moment we ll get the view from emma vardy in belfast and lisa summers in edinburgh, but first let s talk to our wales health correspondent owain clarke. hejoins me in the he joins me in the studio hejoins me in the studio in cardiff. we have talked a lot in the last 18 months about the huge pressure on the health service all about the uk but especially in wales. do you think there is a fear in the welsh government that what is going on with its booster programme is too ambitious? you saying the welsh nhs is under huge strain not only dealing with the present covid situation the backlogs caused by previous weights. health minister eluned told me she is
asking people to go above and beyond in the health service during its toughest ever winter. the welsh government has not yet adopted the target of offering the boosters by the end of january, target of offering the boosters by the end ofjanuary, as england and scotland have, but the welsh nhs is planning on the basis of what is achievable in between four and six weeks. staffing will be the key issue, gps have told us something has together if you expect us to do more, and could the welsh government ask again for military support? the welsh nhs is currently giving out you have 19,000 jabs a day. at the height of the programme in the spring it was more than double that. it shows what is possible, but a huge ask for exhausted staff. owain clarke, thank you. let s speak to emma vardy in belfast. what is the latest on the stages of planning for the booster campaign?