under 70 with covid after two jabs is extremely small. here in croydon, like other hospitals, they are preparing for a very busy few months. perfectly honestly, it feels like winter s come pretty early this year, and the real concern is, of course, as we move into winter proper, what the impact might be across the nhs. the message from health leaders is that the pandemic is still active, and winter could well be bumpy at times. hugh pym, bbc news. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, is here. just explain the thinking behind this third, boosterjab now. sophie, for the very old and vulnerable, boosterjab will keep some people out of hospital and save some people out of hospital and save some lives this winter. the benefits are way lower than from the first two jabs. for people in their 50s, healthy adults, the benefits really will be marginal. sometimes scientists believe that boosters
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has set out his autumn and winter plan to deal with covid in england. borisjohnson said the government will stick with its strategy of focussing on vaccines, but he warned that some measures will need to be kept in reserve in case the situation changes too much. borisjohnson said although cases were higher than at this point last year, the vaccines are working and they re leading to a big fall in the number of deaths and serious disease. from next week booster vaccinations a third dose will be offered to around 30 million people all over the uk, including all over 50s, health care workers and those with underlying health conditons. 12 to 15 year olds in all four nations will be offered one dose of a vaccine too. and borisjohnson appealed to the five million people who have not taken up the offer of a covid vaccine to get the jab to help avoid tougher restrictions over the winter. in england, if the nhs begins
to 15 year olds right across the uk. they ll be offered one dose of vaccine rather than two. our health correspondent dominic hughes has been looking at some of the questions the decision has raised for children and parents. there are around 3 million 12 to 15 year olds living in the uk. now, one in eight of those has already been offered two jabs of the pfizer vaccine if they re judged to be clinically vulnerable or living with someone who s clinically vulnerable. now, the rest will be offered a single pfizerjab in a programme that could begin as early as next week. now, because this is a recommendation made by all four of the uk s chief medical officers, it s a programme that will be rolled out right across the country. and these are the views of some of those in that age group from a school in bradford. i would like the vaccine, mainly because i know i m contributing to everyone else s safety. my family agree with me, in that i shouldn t take the vaccine now but might do later on. i
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