the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over 12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they re in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas and that, they say, is why they re taking these covid measures now. but what measures? well, that varies from country to country and region to region. bavaria has cancelled its christmas market. brussels is giving it a good go. the european commission has nothing to say here because, when it comes to health, each eu member state decides for themselves. this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns
is mostly driven by a lot of contacts between people coinciding with colder weather, a lot of indoor activities. the uk is following a different course. in the uk, you see that the numbers have been high for several months now, but they seem to be relatively stable, whereas in many other countries in western europe and northern europe we ve seen a steep increase in cases since october, which doesn t seem to happen in the uk. an average of 60% of europe is now fully vaccinated, but each country is different. the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over 12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they re in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas and that, they say, is why they re taking these covid measures now. but what measures?
a lot of indoor activities. the uk is following a different course. in the uk, you see that the numbers have been high for several months now, but they seem to be relatively stable, whereas in many other countries in western europe and northern europe we ve seen a steep increase in cases since october, which doesn t seem to happen in the uk. an average of 60% of europe is now fully vaccinated, but each country is different. the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over 12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they re in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas and that, they say, is why they re taking these covid measures now. but what measures? well, that varies from country to country and region to region.
is now fully vaccinated, but each country is different. the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over 12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they re in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas and that, they say, is why they re taking these covid measures now. but what measures? well, that varies from country to country and region to region. bavaria has cancelled its christmas market. brussels is giving it a good go. the european commission has nothing to say here because, when it comes to health, each eu member state decides for themselves. this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands,
what we re seeing now, i think, is mostly driven by a lot of contacts between people coinciding with colder weather, a lot of indoor activities. the uk is following a different course. in the uk, you see that the numbers have been high for several months now, but they seem to be relatively stable, whereas in many other countries in western europe and northern europe we ve seen a steep increase in cases since october, which doesn t seem to happen in the uk. an average of 60% of europe is now fully vaccinated, but each country is different. the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over 12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they re in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas and that, they say, is why they re taking these covid measures now. but what measures?