this point in time. this point in time. more than 35 million boosters this point in time. more than 35 million boosters and this point in time. more than 35 million boosters and doses - this point in time. more than 35| million boosters and doses have this point in time. more than 35 - million boosters and doses have now been administered across the uk. data from the uk health security agency shows that three months after receiving a dirtjab, protection against hospitalisation remains at about 90% for people aged 65 and over. protection against mild symptomatic infection is more short lived. that drops to around 30% by about three months. some countries, such as israel, have already started offering forth jabs, but in the uk, the priority remains getting first, second and third doses to those who have not yet had them. that will be kept under review. one thing that is changing as travel. a fully vaccinated people arriving in the uk from abroad noarlunga need to take predeparture f
our concern is we know predeparture tests are a hugely damaging. to confidence. they are a major tests are a hugely damaging to confidence. they are a major barrier to travel. we saw that before. we think it is premature to introduce those tests. we have the red lists being used and those pcr tests. these are temporary measures and will be looked at again in three weeks time on december 20th. katie prescott, bbc news. joining me now is gemma antrobus of haslemere travel in surrey. asa as a luxury travel company. welcome and thank you forjoining us, what is your reaction to those predeparture is your reaction to those predepa rtu re tests now is your reaction to those predeparture tests now being introduced? predeparture tests now being introduced? , . ~ introduced? yesterday i think the whole industry introduced? yesterday i think the whole industry was introduced? yesterday i think the whole industry was pretty - whole industry was pretty dumbfounded by the introduction of t
introducing by the travel restrictions. they faced political pressure with labour calling for predeparture pressure with labour calling for predepa rtu re tests pressure with labour calling for predeparture tests that have now been introduced. sage, the government s own scientific advisers say that predeparture tests could be valuable. government was feeling pressure to do more. given there is still so much uncertainty about omicron. until we know that ministers are trying to buy some time while all of thatis trying to buy some time while all of that is worked out by scientists, and one of the latest things is this news to introduce predeparture travel testing. that has had a bit of a backlash with the travel sector, particularly saying it is too blanket a measure and so it will put people off trying to book holidays coming up to this christmas period in particular but today the deputy prime minister dominic raab told in our programme but it was better to have an approach like this, st