Don t know the consequences of long covid, and therefore, the best strategy is protect yourself with the vaccine. strategy is protect yourself with the vaccine- the vaccine. going on to the government the vaccine. going on to the government announcement | the vaccine. going on to the - government announcement today, autumn and winter strategy, does it make sense, given that we are at a worse situation in terms of admissions and infection rates now than we were last year, not to have to matter now, for instance, mandatory mask wearing. it to matter now, for instance, mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense. and mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense- and i mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense. and i would mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense. and i would go mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense. and i would go along mandatory mask wearing. it makes no sense. and i would go along with - sense. and i would go along with what patrick downs was saying, that as
12 to 15 year olds will be eligible for a vaccination as well. ministers hope that ll be enough to keep theatres like this. if we go from here to here. ..open as normal. so we reopened for six weeks last year, then closed again, then reopened for one week, then closed again, and now we re about to reopen. this production of the great gatsby has music, dancing and audience participation. its producer is glad to be back. the thing that i need, and the entire culture section need, isjust the opportunity to do ourjobs and to trade our way out of this. i feel a lot more certain today than i have in the past. i m sure that there will be more uncertainty to come. and that uncertainty has led the government to come up with what it calls plan b for england. it could include the return of mandatory facemasks in some indoor settings, working from home would again be recommended and covid passports required for people to go into certain venues, including nightclubs, to prove they ve had two jabs.
Will be among priority groups. here s our health editor, hugh pym. at a carpentry class in surrey for men who ve retired, it was clear there was enthusiasm about the prospect of having a booster covid jab. i think that the whole scheme is good, and i think i feel better for having myjabs, so, yes, i d have it immediately. i always have a flu jab once a year, so i can t see that there s going to be any problem having an extra booster. i would have the boosterjab, as i said, but i would - like to learn more about it. and now it ll become a reality, with this age group among the first to get a third dose. the name of the game, the mantra, if you like, is to stay on top of things. staying on top means taking pre emptive action, according to the vaccine expert committee. jcvi advise us that adults who are more vulnerable to severe covid 19 disease should be offered a booster vaccine in order to maintain a high level of protection through the next few months, through this
Against a number of mps and peers. the ambassador was due to attend a reception at the house of commons tomorrow. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale has more. because of covid 19, most of this is virtual. this was his opportunity for them to meets and impedes face to face as part of this, they invited him to a reception in the house of commons, overlooking the teams. little problem. when mps found out about this, some of them are furious and that is because our relationship between china and parliament are not great at the moment because china imposed sanctions, travel bands on five mps and two peers earlier this year in march because of criticism they had made about china s human rights record in these mps went to speakers and we do not think they should be coming to parliament. they have imposed sanctions on parliament and the speaker ruled that that would be appropriate. it will be inappropriate. the story was first
So the owner watched closely today as the government set out its plan. it was quite low key, saying they are not going to do anything radical, so, but big up the vaccinations, which is a good idea. our staff can t work at home. they ve got to be here, climbing. i think mandatory masks are fine. there is pragmatism here about the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, though some are unsure whether planned measures will be enough. a lot of it depends on if any new variants in, and how the new variants respond to the vaccine, so it s very difficult to predict. i m 50-50. i don t know which way it could go. some sort of plan is better than no plan, for sure. covid has undoubtedly proved difficult to navigate. a lot now is resting on the government s next steps. alex forsyth, bbc news, nottingham. next week will also see the start of the covid jabs for 12