chief medical officers look at the wider benefits. if they decide we should immunise all 12 to 15 year olds some parents could be forgiven for feeling even 15 year olds some parents could be forgiven forfeeling even more confused. there has been some political frustration that the jcvi didn t make a green decision during the summer stop the uk led the world on covid vaccination but we now have a lower proportion of our population fully immunised than canada, spain, denmark, and belgium, and there are 6 million adults who are yet to have a single dose of covid vaccine. that s double the total number of 12 to 15 year olds and it s those adults who really need to getjabbed first. adults who really need to get abbed first. , ., ~ , ., , first. fergus, thank you, fergus walsh. a former conservative health secretary has said the government must bite the bullet and bring in tax rises to fund the nhs and social care. jeremy hunt said the pressures on the sector are only going to increase fo
risk of severe illness, with just two in a million admitted to intensive care after infection. immunising under sixteens might help suppress covid but should the young be vaccinated to protect the old? it be vaccinated to protect the old? if we are going to vaccinate children it has to be in their interests and not in society s interests to vaccinate them and it s a difficult decision. . . . . decision. vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds decision. vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds could - decision. vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds could help i decision. vaccinating 12 to i 15-year-olds could help their 15 year olds could help their education by limiting outbreaks in schools. the uk s chief medical officers have been asked to consider this by the health secretary, sajid javid, who had little else to say tonight. javid, who had little else to say toniaht. ~ . v javid, who had little else to say toniuht.~ . , i. javid, who had little else to say toniuht.~ . , ., javid, who had little else to
similarly? with. is boris johnson struggling similarl ? ~ ., , ., , ., ., similarly? well, two years ago standin: similarly? well, two years ago standing on similarly? well, two years ago standing on the similarly? well, two years ago standing on the steps - similarly? well, two years ago standing on the steps of - similarly? well, two years ago i standing on the steps of downing street when boris johnson standing on the steps of downing street when borisjohnson became prime minister he pledged to fix the crisis in social care in england once and for all, but yes, he could be finding it is easier said than done because he may have to break an election promise to do so. if his is difficulty. unlike with the health service in england access to social care isn tjust based on need but also based on ability to pay, so people with savings just above £23,000 a year are at risk of having to sell their own home in order to pay for a care home. the conservative manifesto said it would do aw
people between the age of 12 15 . should be able to get a vaccination to prevent the spread of the virus. i would not recommend for the moment. it s too early. i think if we want to get the pandemic under control, then we have to vaccinate as many in the population as possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to all secondary school children in the summer. that opportunity has been missed here but it may only be a matter of days before a final decision is made on whether to immunise all 12 to 15 year olds in the uk. and fergus is with me. i wonder what parents should think about this? fin i wonder what parents should think about this? ., ., , about this? on the one hand this shows the care about this? on the one hand this shows the care and about this? on the one hand this shows the care and attention - about this? on the one hand this l shows the care and attention taken by the jcvi, this shows the care and attention taken by thejcvi, this highly respected, fiercely inde