if yes, it does not count as a vaccination. so we might have more people who started to be vaccinated but the gap is so long that they do not count any more. so we have a true problem and the sad thing is, what you just mentioned is. yes, there s two ways. either you have more restrictions for those who are not vaccinated and at some stage have said i want to have a normal life, so i ll do it. or the second thing, some countries are doing a completely different approach. they say, ok, we do not force you. however, when you are sick with the disease, you have to pay for it. premier league bosses have decided to carry on with their fixtures following emergency talks with all 20 clubs today. the christmas period is one of the busiest times of the football season, with 30 matches scheduled into the new year. let s get more on this, olly fosterjoins me live from the bbc sports centre. no pause, tell me more. the premier
hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up in sportsday. the premier league ploughs on the festive fixtures will go ahead despite the covid cancellations. england s cricketers crumble again, and they ll now have to make history if they re to leave australia with the ashes. we have to absolutely believe and have that same attitude as i mentioned that that we went about today. because if we do that, i m convinced we ve got what we need to win test matches. and, with just six weeks to go, team gb has named their three person team for short track speed skating. good evening. the footbal programme was really hit hard by covid over the weekend.
awarded that to wrens, knocking spurs out. uefa. in an ongoing debate about fairness, should games go on with players have just recovered? is the calm edition still fair? chelsea s manager doesn t think so. i fair? chelsea s manager doesn t think so. ., fair? chelsea s manager doesn t thinkso. ., . ., think so. i don t care so much about the next games. think so. i don t care so much about the next games, i think so. i don t care so much about the next games, i care think so. i don t care so much about the next games, i care about - think so. i don t care so much about the next games, i care about the i the next games, i care about the next tests and the health of the players. because today, we let him players. because today, we let him play 30 minutes, one day after ten days of covid. it s just our situation, it s not safe and we are talking about protection of the player in the safe environment, and it s not safe. player in the safe environment, and it s not safe- it s n
the booster programme going on at the booster programme going on at the moment, in its 92% of clubs, staff and players have had i 3, and 84% of players are on what they would call the vaccination journey. asjoe mentioned in his report, this is lagging behind some leagues in europe, but clearly the premier league will be pleased the figure has gone up since october. they like it to rise even further. we ve heard juergen clock in the last week or so saying the vaccination is a matter of solidarity and togetherness. other managers being slightly more cautious in their approach to vaccination, saying they wouldn t want players to feel forced but of course, across the league there is an encouragement to get players vaccinated because it will help every democrat everyone in the sport. those figures out in the last couple of hours, that 77% of premier league players have now been double vaccinated. a , league players have now been double vaccinated. n, , ., vaccinated. many thanks indeed, l
joe lynskey, bbc news. and uptake in the numbers, though it league operative much saying they are in line with the national average for that group, the average age of it for of a premier league player? age of it for of a premier league -la er? , , , player? this is the first time we ve had an update player? this is the first time we ve had an update on player? this is the first time we ve had an update on the player? this is the first time we ve had an update on the vaccination l had an update on the vaccination figures within the premier league since mid october when we learned that 68% of players had been double jabbed. that s now up to 77%, and the premier league have indicated that this is above the nhs average across england, 25 25 25 29 year olds, which are vaccinated with a single jab. the average age of a premier league player is 26.9 years. and of course, this is the double jabbed figures, there are also figures that they ve released for anyone with 1 3 jabs,