the headlines. england s deputy chief medical 0fficerjonathan van tam tells bbc news that covid vaccines have prevented 22 million cases in the country and 60,000 deaths. that s truly massive, and the benefits of vaccines is in that kind of secret work that you never see it, because if people don t go into hospital and they don t die, you never see that. new cases in the uk have now risen to over 31,000, while there were 85 deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. scientists warn that the uk is already experiencing the disruptive effects of climate change with increased rainfall, more sunshine and higher temperatures. canoeist mallory franklin secures a silverfor team gb in the women s slalom
this is bbc news. i m ben brown. the headlines. england s deputy chief medical 0fficerjonathan van tam tells bbc news that covid vaccines have prevented 22 million cases cases in the country and 60,000 deaths. that s truly massive. and the benefit of vaccines is in that secret work that you never see, because if people don t go into hospital and they don t die, you never see that. scientists warn that the uk is already experiencing the disruptive effects of climate change with increased with increased rainfall, more sunshine and higher temperatures
probably would have ended up in hospital or worse, and that is what is really important. there is some new data coming out today, i m going to break the news here, i don t think it is out for another few minutes, but the latest public health england analysis shows that, because of the vaccines and because of this massive third wave we have had, actually, what the vaccines have done is they have prevented now, in total since we got them, 22 million cases of covid infection and 60,000 deaths. so, you know, that is truly massive and the benefit of vaccines is in that kind of secret work that you never see, because if people don t go into hospital and they don t die, you never see that, and that is the bit, that is where the big wins have been in what otherwise would have, what this would have looked like if we hadn t had vaccines.
had vaccines. sharnie, let s return to ou had vaccines. sharnie, let s return to you quickly had vaccines. sharnie, let s return to you quickly before had vaccines. sharnie, let s return to you quickly before we had vaccines. sharnie, let s return to you quickly before we move - had vaccines. sharnie, let s return| to you quickly before we move on, listening to that conversation between adam and professor van tam, does that reassure you? does it make you more likely to pursue the vaccination? you more likely to pursue the vaccination? not really, if i m honest, vaccination? not really, if i m honest. just vaccination? not really, if i m honest, just because - vaccination? not really, if i m honest, just because i - vaccination? not really, if i m honest, just because i don t l vaccination? not really, if i m - honest, just because i don t think we ve honest, just because i don t think we ve had honest, just because i don t think we ve had enough time, personally i don t
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