have received the vaccine, and that is the end of friday, by the end of the month, and 43.2.5 million people had received a second dose. a doctors union is calling for the government to take urgent action, over delays to the delivery of the winter flu jab, and to hold a meeting of the emergency cobra committee to discuss the problem. some gp surgeries in england and wales have already begun cancelling appointments for the flu vaccine, after one of the uk s largest suppliers warned of a possible two week delay getting supplies through. daniela relph reports. the message is clear, but actually getting your flu jab is now riddled with delays in many areas. more than 35 million people will be offered the flu vaccine on the nhs this autumn and winter. but delays in delivering the vaccinations to gp surgeries will now mean appointments and flu clinics are postponed. i think it could be a real issue for patients and for general practice, and that, of course, if general practice is in trouble
hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. good morning, here s a summary of today s main stories from bbc news. the uk s four chief medical officers are expected to decide within days whether to recommend vaccinating healthy children against coronavirus. yesterday the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, which advises the government, decided against recommending the jabs for 12 to 15 year olds, saying the health benefits were marginal. it s believed the government thinks there s a strong case for going ahead. some gp surgeries in england and wales have begun cancelling appointments for the winter flu jab, after delays to the delivery of doses of the vaccine. a shortage of lorry drivers is believed to be behind the problem. doctors have warned it will have a serious impact on workloads and patients.
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away from their home. the headlines on bbc news. a mass covid vaccine roll out for 12 to 15 year olds could still go ahead in the uk despite a decision by the government s scientific advisors not to support it. us secretary of state, antony blinken, is scheduled to travel to qatar and germany for talks on the afghanistan crisis. gps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers which has disrupted supplies. some gp surgeries in england and wales have begun cancelling appointments for the winter flu jab, after delays to the delivery of doses of the vaccine. a shortage of lorry drivers is believed to be behind the problem. doctors have warned it will have a serious impact on workloads and patients. 0ur correspondent helena
have. it is vital that politicians show leadership and research that myself and others have found on emergencies like this is that if people are presented with adversities, saying things are bad, this is what you need to do, people can and will comply with that, as we saw, with the very high compliance rate in the first lockdown, which the authorities were not expecting, and a delayed lockdown as a result when at the time, people will adhere to the restrictions if you are consistent and present a rationale for why people need to do it and why it is important. that requires good leadership from government. thank ou, leadership from government. thank you. doctor leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for speaking - leadership from government. thank you, doctor chris, for speaking to us. a doctors union is calling for the government to take urgent action, over