are now being invited to book their appointment for a covid vaccine. a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holidaymakers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. and to viewers on bbc one where we await a news conference with the health secretary matt hancock in the next half an hour. the row over covid vaccine supply between the eu and uk has been reignited, as the head of the european commission threatened to restrict coronavirus vaccine exports outside of the bloc, in order to prioritise jabs for its citizens. ursula von der leyen said this could apply to countries with higher vaccination rates than those in the eu such as the uk. ms von der leyen said countries must deliver vaccine exports in a reciprocal and proportionate way, and warned all options were on the table as the bloc faces what she called the crisis of the century . foreign secretary dominic raab has called on the commission president to explain he
make a difference to hospitalisations and deaths this autumn so they are really keen to roll out this booster dose to top up immunity as soon as they can before we get into november, december, january when the health service is under pressure. pare january when the health service is under pressure. january when the health service is under pressure. are people within the nhs and under pressure. are people within the nhs and people under pressure. are people within the nhs and people who - under pressure. are people within the nhs and people who have - under pressure. are people within i the nhs and people who have looked at this. chelan clear or do they have any idea why the take up of the booster vaccine has been so patchy? people within nhs and who have looked at this, are they clear? survey say that people are quite enthusiastic about a booster dose, but the way they deliver. i will ust cut but the way they deliver. i will just out you but the way they deliver. i will just
this is bbc news. vaccines minister nadhim zahawi is about to give a downing street briefing so we will bring you that as soon as he arrives. in the meantime, let s talk to our health correspondent catherine burns about what he is likely to say. i think the message i expect from this will be to get to yourjabs, your second dose in particular because it is so important against the delta variant. there will be interesting stuff about cases. variant. there will be interesting stuff about cases. . . stuff about cases. welcome to downin: stuff about cases. welcome to downing street stuff about cases. welcome to downing street for stuff about cases. welcome to downing street for today s - downing street for today s coronavirus briefing. i am joined to my left by the director for primary