michelle roberts reports. it s clear this will be no normal winter, and the nhs is braced for a very busy time. the pandemic continues, with plenty of coronavirus around to infect yet more people. on top of that there will be flu and other respiratory viruses that put pressure on the health service at this time of the year, as well as a backlog of treatments disrupted by covid. the prime minister is expected to announce today that certain measures, such as lockdowns, shouldn t be needed to control the virus during the coming months. in his plan for winter, mrjohnson is expected to repeal parts of the coronavirus act, such as powers to close schools and businesses, or restrict social gatherings. thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. and for the over 50s, they can expect confirmation later today that booster vaccines will be made available to them. thejcvi have received the data
the prime minister is expected to announce today that certain measures, such as lockdowns, shouldn t be needed to control the virus during the coming months. in his plan for winter, mrjohnson is expected to repeal parts of the coronavirus act, such as powers to close schools and businesses, or restrict social gatherings. thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. and for the over 505, they can expect confirmation later today that booster vaccines will be made available to them. thejcvi have received the data from the cov boost study, where we looked at all the different vaccine brands, in some instances full doses and half doses, as to which is the best vaccine to boost with. and i can assure him that we will begin later this month with a major booster programme. of course, flu has already begun. and after ministers in england last night accepted advice from the uk s chief medical officers, there will be a drive to get
examined the data in theirjudgment was that in all of those aged 12 and above for the vaccines pfizer in madrona, they authorised these and they authorised them on the basis of their assessment of the efficacy, how effective they are and the side effects as understood from trials today. and they continue the process of continuing to look at those side effects. professor wei shen lim from thejoint committee on vaccination and immunistation said many factors had played a part in the decision an important question that arises is to ask, to what degree this vaccination reduces the time of school for children. the answer to that question is influenced by many
right wing terrorism and we have definitely a resurgence of sharp and complex state threats. the only major national security threat which has been comparatively better across those 20 years is northern ireland. is the uk safer today than it was 20 years ago? there was no simple answer from the m15 chief, with concerns that his service will need to be vigilant for uncertainty ahead. gordon corera, bbc news. the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has said the world needs a bigger supply of vaccines, so they can be offered to people in developing countries. professor dame sarah gilbert said not everyone in the uk will need a boosterjab. a decision about boosters is expected next week from the advisory body thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. while some countries like israel have already started rolling out
the only major national security threat which has been comparatively better across those 20 years is northern ireland. is the uk safer today than it was 20 years ago? there was no simple answer from the m15 chief, with concerns that his service will need to be vigilant for uncertainty ahead. gordon corera, bbc news. the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has said the world needs a bigger supply of vaccines, so they can be offered to people in developing countries. professor dame sarah gilbert said not everyone in the uk will need a boosterjab. a decision about boosters is expected next week from the advisory body thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. while some countries like israel have already started rolling out third doses of covid vaccines, most people in africa are still waiting for their first.