and northern ireland. we want to make sure every single 12—15—year—old is protected, and not only protected themselves, but also as they go into school, it helps to protect, hopefully, their teachers and others that they interact with at school, too. do you want to roll up your sleeve for me? for health and care workers, vulnerable people and the over—50s, the boosterjab programme is also now up and running, ensuring as many of us as possible have some vaccine protection ahead of what could be a challenging winter. dominic hughes, bbc news. the latest official figures on the pandemic in the uk show there were 36,100 _ pandemic in the uk show there were 36,100 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. that means on _ the latest 24 hour period. that means on average _ the latest 24 hour period. tryst means on average 30,378 cases were so reported each day. glenda figure ship 7487 people art with covid—19 being treated in hospitals in the