to get your shots, a bunch of them. the pentagon has long required all-u.s. military personnel to get shots to protect against things, like measles and mumps and smallpox and diphtheria. i mean, depending on where in the world you might be serving for the u.s. military, u.s. troops are required to receive up-to-17 different vaccinations before they are allowed to deploy, before they re allowed to serve. well, as of today, the covid vaccine will be one more addition to the existing, long list of mandatory vaccines for people in the u.s. military. this is a big deal. it s a big deal for the military. it s a big deal for the country. it s a big deal for the fight against covid-19. president biden had, previously, asked defense secretary lloyd austin to study whether active-duty u.s. troops should be required to take the vaccine. today, secretary austin announced that, after studying the matter, he will ask president biden, as commander in chief, to, in fact, require those vaccin
white house correspondent kristin fisher starts us off tonight live on the north lawn. a rainy washington. good evening, kristin. good evening, bret. president biden announcing today that the country s vaccination program is entering a new phase. first there was too little supply. now there is almost too little demand. we have enough vaccines. now that we have the vaccine supply, we are focused on convincing even more americans to show up and get the vaccine that is available to them. president biden has a new goal, he wants 70% of american adults at least partially vaccinated by july 4th. to do that he is focusing on making it easier to get vaccinated by winding down large mass vaccination sites in favor of smaller more convenient locations and by directing all federal pharmacy partners to begin providing walk-in hours. you will soon be able to get vaccinated without an appointment. president biden is also trying to make it more fun to get vaccinated by bribing the
merkel. keir starmer promises a tax raid on private schools if he becomes prime minister. seven are killed and several dozen injured after a train derailed in montana. an shock defeat for anthonyjoshua as he is defeated by the ukrainian oleksandr usyk. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 10,000 workers will be given temporary uk visas in a government u turn designed to stop supply chain disruption ahead of? . it comes after a shortage of drivers led to fuel delivery problems at petrol stations and empty shelves at supermarkets. 5000 fuel tank and food lorry drivers will be eligible to work in the uk for three months until christmas eve. the scheme is also extended to 5500 poultry workers. the british chamber of commerce says the latest announcement is like throwing a thimble of water on a bonfire. the 5,000 visas will be available for people who drive fuel tankers and food lorries from the start of october. they ll last only until christmas eve. it s thought the shortfal
historical responsibility. a jury in washington finds four members of the far right group the proud boys guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting the january 6th attack on the us capitol. welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles. not long to go now. joining me live covering every moment of the lead up to the coronation is our correspondent christian fraser. enjoying the sunshine here on a lovely day in front of buckingham palace. the royal standard flying above the palace which tells you the king is in residence and the lucky ones who were here a little earlier would have seen him drive down the mall to westminster abbey, where they went through a short dress rehearsal. and going through the final preparations ahead of the big event on saturday. you will see the seats are here, the amphitheatre has been set up for the veterans and nhs workers on saturday, so the stage is set really ahead of the big ceremony. of
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