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highest covid infection rate of the uk s four nations, but health officials believe the omicron variant is not circulating here as much as elsewhere. so far there are ten confirmed cases. fewer people here have been vaccinated compared with england, scotland and wales, although in the last few weeks there has been an increase of people coming forward to get their first jab. just over 40% of adults have had their booster and as of today if you are 30 or older, you can walk into a vaccination centre to get your booster. the first minister of the democratic unionist party has been telling us this evening how the devolved government is planning to step up the booster programme further. step up the booster programme further. we ve got hundreds of new vaccinators, having been recruited. we are looking at extending the capacity within existing hubs, but also with our community pharmacies. we have an important arrangement there and that is allowing people in their own local community to go to
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as well as the extra testing for staff vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health, they say updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster program will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it s about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice. staff are overworked. i have sympathy with people out there. i had hoped this christmas would be better than last. it seems we are heading for another difficult one. this resident says she would be concerned if she could not see her relatives. i wouldn t like that, but i d have to put up with it. the aim is to maintain contact at christmas, but the changes reflect the concern over omicron and the pressure the care system is already under.
families, we ve listened to our residents, and what they really missed was, it was that contact. and what we ve done is that we are still allowing visitors to come, we have a robust procedure in place, and it has been transformational. but thins has been transformational. but things are has been transformational. but things are changing. under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and maintain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff, vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health essay updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster programme will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the