good evidence that the third dose of the vaccine, or the booster dose, depending on what sort of person you are, the third dose does confer additional protection against omicron. it is really important to keep to that simple, clear message. and to do that as we continue the current additional measures under plan b. , ., ., current additional measures under plan b. , . . ., current additional measures under plan b. , .. ., ., ~ plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank ou ve plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank you very much plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank you very much indeed plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank you very much indeed for plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank you very much indeed forjoining - plan b. ok, dr chaand nagpaulthank you very much indeed forjoining us i you very much indeed forjoining us here on bbc news. one of the measures being introduced is the idea of covid passports. no mandatory vaccinations, according to the government and the prime minister yesterday. how a
13,000 operations cancelled in two months in a0 hospitals. the real number is even greater to include all hospitals. people are suffering. these aren t necessarily patients with covid but there are other patients, over 5.8 million, waiting for treatment who had not been able to receive their care and that has a health impact. anything that can reduce the current pressure across hospitals will be welcome. in fact, the advice from sage itself to the government is that we are likely to see admission rates in hospitalfrom covid go up to around 1000 two 2000 if we are not careful. we are looking at a virus that is doubling every 2.5 to three days. within a few weeks. fin every 2.5 to three days. within a few weeks- - - few weeks. on the point of hospitalisations, few weeks. on the point of hospitalisations, do - few weeks. on the point of hospitalisations, do we - few weeks. on the point ofj hospitalisations, do we know few weeks. on the point of - hospitalisations, do we know how many
voluntarism of the british people, that incredible public spirit, they re that incredible public spirit, they re willing this to roll up their they re willing this to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated, huge their sleeves and get vaccinated, huge proportions of the population have done huge proportions of the population have done so. i think there will come have done so. i think there will come a have done so. i think there will come a point if we can show the vaccines come a point if we can show the vaccines are capable of holding omicron, vaccines are capable of holding omicron, that is the key thing i think omicron, that is the key thing i think we omicron, that is the key thing i think we need to test, i think we will have think we need to test, i think we will have to think we need to test, i think we will have to have a conversation about will have to have a conversation about ways in which we deal with this pandemic because i want to be absolutely t
omicron, more immunity is needed. we omicron, more immunity is needed. - therefore want to provide boosters early enough such that it is before any possible wave. i m not here predicting there will be a wave of the new variant, but should there be a wave we want to be in the best possible position. a wave we want to be in the best possible position. that urgency, he said, was possible position. that urgency, he said. was by possible position. that urgency, he said. was by the possible position. that urgency, he said, was by the time possible position. that urgency, he said, was by the time between - possible position. that urgency, he i said, was by the time between second and third doses should be cut and a three month gap would still mean good protection. we ask people in birmingham for their reaction. figs birmingham for their reaction. as soon as we get everybody vaccinated then we soon as we get everybody vaccinated then we can soon as we get everybody vaccinated then