The nhs now, than at any time in the past. 5000 the nhs now, than at any time in the past, 5000 more doctors, 10,000 more nurses past, 5000 more doctors, 10,000 more nurses you past, 5000 more doctors, 10,000 more nurses you will have heard what i ve said about nurses you will have heard what i ve said about all the volunteers. but the best said about all the volunteers. but the best way to help the nhs is for everybody to follow the guidance, followed everybody to follow the guidance, followed plan b, and above all, get posted followed plan b, and above all, get posted. and ijust to that earlier project posted. and ijust to that earlier project reflection that so many people project reflection that so many people going into the nhs, so many people people going into the nhs, so many people who are being hospitalised, sadly. people who are being hospitalised, sadly, david, have not been vaccinated. as i said, about 61% of those vaccinated. as i said, about 61% of t
Next few period for our wonderful nhs for the next few weeks because of omicron. i ust next few weeks because of omicron. i just think next few weeks because of omicron. i just think that we have to get through just think that we have to get through it as best as we possibly can through it as best as we possibly can we through it as best as we possibly can. we will give the nhs all the support can. we will give the nhs all the support we can. in the meantime, the thing support we can. in the meantime, the thing we ve support we can. in the meantime, the thing we ve got to do as responsible members thing we ve got to do as responsible members of the public is follow the guidance. members of the public is follow the guidance, try to stop transmission as much guidance, try to stop transmission as much as guidance, try to stop transmission as much as we can, and get boosted. i as much as we can, and get boosted. i can as much as we can, and get boosted. i can see as
Haven t already done so, please, please haven t already done so, please, please get haven t already done so, please, please get that booster. since i launched please get that booster. since i launched the get boosted now campaign in december, we ve delivered campaign in december, we ve delivered 10 million extra boosters across delivered 10 million extra boosters across the delivered 10 million extra boosters across the uk. we ve doubled the rate of across the uk. we ve doubled the rate of vaccination from 450,000 doses rate of vaccination from 450,000 doses a rate of vaccination from 450,000 doses a day to a peak of more than 900,000 doses a day to a peak of more than 900,000. we ve matched the nhs s previous 900,000. we ve matched the nhs s previous record and then beat it again previous record and then beat it again and previous record and then beat it again and again and we ve met our target again and again and we ve met our target of again and again and we
There will be people, particularly people who are vulnerable for other reasons, because of age or medical conditions, who will sadly die with this. next slide, please. turning to the booster and the vaccination campaign, ithink the booster and the vaccination campaign, i think there are really two very important positives to highlight. the first of which is the extraordinary speed with which colleagues in the nhs and volunteers have been able to provide, and people have come forward for, boosters, and the very rapid increase we ve had. and additionally, and this is extremely important, people who previously had had no vaccines have come forward for their first vaccine, had no vaccines have come forward for theirfirst vaccine, and people who previously had had a first vaccine have come forward for the second. and each one of these will help provide additional protection. but we now have confidence that the booster provides around 88% overall protection against being
In ten staff off sick, operations being cancelled and more and more trusts declaring critical incidents, isn t the nhs already overwhelmed, and you re not doing very much at all to stop it? and secondly, on the issue of staff absences, at lbc we ve been hearing about lots of nhs workers who say that even now they haven t been given the fp3 grade medical masks to protect them from covid, others say they can t access lateral flow tests to prevent them having to isolate, what would your response to then be? and if i could just ask sir chris very quickly, how frustrated are you as a medic about the number of beds being taken up by people who have rejected the offer of a vaccine? people who have re ected the offer of a vaccine? people who have re ected the offer of a vaccine? thanks very much. on our of a vaccine? thanks very much. on your point of a vaccine? thanks very much. on your point about of a vaccine? thanks very much. on your point about fp3 of a vaccine? thanks very much.