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significantly the education system. and there are kids that will have severe symptoms. so, there is no doubt in my mind that the benefits completely, completely are in favour of doing it. while the vaccines continue to roll off the production line, pfizer has already started work on an updated omicron version of its jab, should it be needed. the world health organization says early signs suggest that most cases of the new variant are mild. scientists say they still need a few more days to determine its potential threat. simon jones, bbc news. let s speak to our political correspondent chris mason. no snogging at strangers, but a more serious point, what is the government guidance around christmas parties? government guidance around christmas arties? ,., ., ., parties? good morning. the government parties? good morning. the government has parties? good morning. the government has not - parties? good morning. the government has not been i parties? good morning. the| government has no
of the pfizer jab. they will be the latest vaccines that they will have, because as we re seeing right now, there s a new variant, there s potentially new variants in the future. we know that covid is going to be around for a while. we have to learn to live with it, and one of the ways to learn to live with it is to make sure we ve got the vaccines that we need, and that they re future proof. it s exactly a year since this happened. we have some breaking news for you this morning, because in the last few minutes we ve heard that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. that was the pfizer vaccine. 12 months on, more than 150 million first, second and boosterjabs of the different vaccines, have been administered across the uk. at present, children aged between 12 and 15 are offered a vaccine. the boss of pfizer, in an interview with the bbc, says five to 11 year olds should getjabbed too. i think that covid in schools is thriving. i believe that this is disturb
pfizer has already started work on an updated omicron version of its jab, should it be needed. the world health organization says early signs suggest that most cases of the new variant are mild. scientists say they still need a few more days to determine its potential threat. simon jones, bbc news. the government has said people shouldn t kiss anyone they do not know over christmas to reduce the spread of covid. work and pensions secretary ms coffey said people should enjoy christmas but avoid snogging under the mistletoe . our chief political correspondent adam fleming told us more. so she was on robert peston s programme on itv last night and they were just talking about just what actually is the government advice. up until now, what the government has been prepared to say about all of this stuff is christmas parties should not be cancelled. if you do go to a christmas party, think about doing a lateral flow test before you go and only go if you are negative. then when you are there
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