that perhaps some of the demand is lessening but i would caution against thinking we are through the worst of this pandemic. we have a long way to go injanuary so we are planning very much for the worst and hoping for the best. the message to get vaccinated was also pushed again today by the prime minister. he said 61% of patients in intensive care units hadn t been vaccinated and 90% hadn t had a booster. borisjohnson added that people were dying needlessly because they hadn t had theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we ll hear from president biden who s appealed for more americans to get the vaccine as the 0micron variant surges. the labour leader has been setting out his party s vision for power if they win the next general election. in his new year s speech sir keir starmer accused the conservatives of losing voters
at the beginning ofjanuary we are seeing some very, very early signs that perhaps some of that demand is lessening. but i would caution against thinking we are through the west of this pandemic, we have a long way to go injanuary. so we are really planning very much for the worst and hoping for the best. the message to get vaccinated was also pushed again today by the prime minister. he said 61% of patients in intensive care units haven t been vaccinated. and 90% hadn t had a booster. borisjohnson added that people were dying needlessly because they hadn t had theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news. the government s latest coronavirus figures, cover differing time periods, for each of the home nations. there were 218,724 new infections recorded, in the latest 24 hour period, which is another record for the uk. on average there were nearly 181,411 new cases reported, per day in the last week. 48 deaths were recorded,
which like the one in redbridge town hall which vaccinated 1700 people on christmas which vaccinated 1700 people on christmas day. and everyone of you who has christmas day. and everyone of you who has come forward and done your bit by who has come forward and done your bit by getting jab. but there are still almost 9 million people eligible who have not had their booster, eligible who have not had their booster, and it is absolutely heartbreaking that as many as 90% of those heartbreaking that as many as 90% of those who heartbreaking that as many as 90% of those who are intensive in intensive those who are intensive in intensive care with covid have not had their intensive care with covid have not had their booster and over 60% of those had their booster and over 60% of those in had their booster and over 60% of those in intensive care with covid have those in intensive care with covid have not those in intensive care with covid have not had any vaccinati
social mixing. just to clarify the i level of vaccinations we are talking about. are we talking about the majority of people intensive care with covid being unvaccinated, are they many people who haven t had any of theirjabs, haven t had their first or second jab? or, of theirjabs, haven t had their first orsecond jab? or, if of theirjabs, haven t had their first or second jab? or, if they have had one and two, because you haven t had the booster, you are just as vulnerable? we haven t had the booster, you are just as vulnerable? just as vulnerable? we are still t in: to just as vulnerable? we are still trying to analyse just as vulnerable? we are still trying to analyse the just as vulnerable? we are still trying to analyse the data, - just as vulnerable? we are still trying to analyse the data, but| just as vulnerable? we are still. trying to analyse the data, but it does appear at the first two jabs offer some protection, albeit not too great. it is the booster that adds the fu
£4 million dealing with protests by insulate britain in three months this year. between september and november, £3.1 million went on staffing, 300,000 on overtime bills, and 600,000 on deploying vehicles. new figures show international flights to and from the uk are down this year by 71% on 2019. aviation analytics firm cirium also found domestic flights fell by 60%. gatwick airport, which saw almost 26,000 flights this year, says christmas bookings are up and they re optimistic about adding more routes in 2022. a nurse from kent who s administered more than 15,000 covid vaccines this year, is urging more people to come forward for their booster. it s after a drop in those getting theirjabs over christmas. 75% of people eligible for a boosterjab have had one, but lucy le vasseur from ramsgate says there s still plenty of capacity.