both countries have very high levels of vaccine hesitancy. they re not getting the superb coverage that s happening in the uk. here, and might be possible once all over 18 s have been offered and given the vaccine, that might suppress the virus. should we be offering the vaccine to children this autumn, when there will still be billions of adults around the world who don t have access to the vaccine? because if we want to end this pandemic, we have to vaccinate globally, notjust locally. to vaccinate globally, not ust locall . , ~ . , to vaccinate globally, not ust locall. , ~ ., , ., ., locally. fergus walsh, our health ednon locally. fergus walsh, our health editor- let s locally. fergus walsh, our health editor. let s bring locally. fergus walsh, our health editor. let s bring you locally. fergus walsh, our health editor. let s bring you the - locally. fergus walsh, our health editor. let s bring you the latest| editor. let s bring you the latest figures across the uk. ther
90 95% in older adults that is happening here. once we have finished immunising all the 18 and overin finished immunising all the 18 and over in august time, say, that might be enough to control the virus. then there is the ethical concern. once you are the vaccines to children in the autumn time, there will still be billions of people in other countries who have not had a single dose and will have a greater need. if we want to end this pandemic, we have to vaccinate globally, notjust locally. have to vaccinate globally, not ust locall . , ., ~ have to vaccinate globally, not ust locall. , ., ~ , locally. fergus, thank you. fergus walsh there- well, the latest figures across the uk show there were more than 6,200 new coronavirus infections in the latest 24 hour period. that s the highest daily number of cases since the end of march. on average, 4,147 cases have been reported per day in the last week. 11 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the average number to eight.
locally. to vaccinate globally, not ust locall . . ., to vaccinate globally, not ust locall. ., ~ to vaccinate globally, not ust locall. ., ~ , to vaccinate globally, not ust locall. ., ~ , ,, well the latest figures across the uk show there were more than 6200 new coronavirus infections in the latest 24 hour period. that s the highest daily number of cases since the end of march. on average 4,147 case have been reported per day in the last week. 11 deaths 11 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the average number to eight. nearly 200,000 received their first dose in the last 24 hours, taking the overall total 5 to nearly 40 million who ve had a single jab. that s over three quarters of the uk s adult population. more than 375,000 people had their second vaccine dose, which means 8 nearly 26.8 million have now had two jabs, that s more than half of all adults in the uk. airlines say they ll provide