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. come forward, come here, it s a great place to be, you will be well looked after, you will be in and out really quickly. things will be really well explained to you. have it. be safe be safe for your family, and for everyone that you are with as well. let s get the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a reasonably mild start this morning, but the temperature is set to get milder still over the next few days. now this rain moves from west to east through this morning. it is a warm front. the winds are strengthening is behind it, quite a brisk south westerly. the temperatures exceptionally mild for the time of the year, 15, 16 celsius. 0vernight will get some clear spells to start with, but then more clou
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and boosterjabs are available, including on christmas day and boxing day. people are so keen to come in. there was a big rush at the beginning of the week, it slowed down a little bit but in fact people are really positive about having theirjabs. people in scotland, wales and northern ireland are being encouraged to get a jab to with vaccination centres closed over christmas until the 27th. even as the push on boosters continue, experts are mulling over the latest more hopeful research on the omicron variant, indicating it could be less severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if omicron really is less nasty, and it is certainly shaping up to look less nasty, that s fantastic, what better christmas present could we have? but at the moment the data is small, mainly across the younger population so we are holding our breath. it is a cautious welcome, still some big unknowns, particularly how older people might be affected.
reported its first 0micron cluster 21 infections, an outbreak traced to a belgian couple who had travelled to the country earlier in the month. in europe, italy has reintroduced mandatory face coverings outdoors, and greece is ordering people to wear facemasks both indoors and outdoors. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. that s it done. a christmas eve booster in basingstoke. here, they are getting jabs in arms up until christmas. it was good, it made sense to do it, doing my bit for the community and everybody else. in england, people will be able to get vaccinated throughout the festive break. 200,000 slots for first, second and boosterjabs are available, including on christmas day and boxing day. people are so keen to come in. there was a big rush at the beginning of the week, it s slowed down a little bit, but in fact people are really positive about having theirjabs. people in scotland, wales and northern ireland are being encouraged to get a jab today,
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