care at nhs england, and on my right, doctor mary ramsay, the head of immunisation at public health england. today i would like to bring you the latest on our vaccination programme and our work to get even more people protected from this deadly disease. we have come a long way since we gave the world s first clinically organised vaccine just over six months ago, since that very special day we have now given a first dose to 82% of all adults in the united kingdom. today i can confirm we have reached the milestone of three in five, all adults getting the protection of a second dose. because we have been able to move at such a pace, any aduu able to move at such a pace, any adult in the uk can now book their first dose. in the two days after we opened our booking system to anyone over the age of 18 there were six appointments being booked every second. and i have been absolutely thrilled to see videos of young people coming forward at some of our major vaccination events last we
and endorse the new president, joe biden. joe biden and kamala harris will be the president and the vice president, according to the ballots that have been given to us. in a statement, president trump said there will be an orderly transition of power but once again stated that he disagrees with the result. what do you think about the events that have taken place in america? do get in touch. you can tweet me @annita mcveigh and using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. in the uk, hundreds of gp surgeries begin offering the new oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine. and, as millions of households get to grips with the return of online schooling, we look at efforts to help families without the laptops and computers they need to learn. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. four people are dead after hundreds of pro donald trump supporters some of them armed ransacked the us capitol building in washington. the us congress has now certified joe biden‘s vic
we ll bring you all the latest developments. the oxford covid vaccine is rolled out to gp surgeries in england but the health secretary visits a clinic that had not actually received any doses, because of a delay. official figures show more than 311,000 people tested positive for covid 19 in england between christmas eve and december 30th up 24% on the previous week. good afternoon. after a day of extraordinary and shocking scenes in washington when supporters of donald trump stormed the seat of congress lawmakers sat through the night to certinyoe biden‘s victory in the presidential election. despite rhetoric which encouraged the rioters to try to overturn the lawful result of the election, mr trump this morning conceded that there should be an orderly transition of power on january 20th, the day scheduled for mr biden‘s inauguration. but he repeated his false claim that the facts pointed to a different outcome. the violence and anarchy, in which four people died
with 52,618 cases reported today. and at 5 more on the vaccine rollout from the prime minister, who will be joined by the ceo of the nhs simon stevens and brigadier phil prosser. gp surgeries in england have begun offering the first dose of the oxford astra zeneca covid 19 vaccine with the second dose to be given three months later. vaccine with the second dose to be there had been concern in birmingham after leaders revealed the pfizer vaccine was going to run out tomorrow. but the city s mayor says he s been assured that from tomorrow, supplies of the astra zeneca/oxford vaccine will start to be delivered. nhs england say nearly 20,000 second doses of the pfizer vaccine were administered between december 29th and january 3rd. 0verall, more than 308,000 people received a pfizerjab in the week ending sunday january 3rd. this takes the total number of people vaccinated in england since the rollout began to over 1.3 million. latest daily figures show there have been 52,618
i personally cry when i get home quite a lot, actually, at the moment. sleep we re suffering the sleep problems, i think, a lot of nurses and doctors at the moment as well. the big supermarkets toughen their stance on shoppers wearing masks. what about the workers who have to enforce the rules? can confrontations like this be avoided? i ll be looking at the details. manchester united are top of the premier league. paul pogba s volley helps them beat burnley, but calls to respect social distancing rules during celebrations are ignored. good morning. it isa it is a carl grey day out there with rain for many of us. some sleet and snow over the hills. i have all your weather details throughout the programme. all that to come. it s wednesday, the 13th of january. our top story. caterers have been told to urgently improve the quality of food parcels being sent out to some of england s poorest children. it s after images of the packages were shared by parents online. the childre