that s according to a uk senior health official. but drjenny harries from the uk health security agency warned it definitely isn t yet at the point where we could downgrade the serious threat of omicron and that more data is needed, particularly about the impact on elderly and more vulnerable patients. it comes as 200,000 first, second or booster appointments are being made available over the festive period across england as people are urged to getjabbed. in his christmas message, borisjohnson describes the jab as a wonderful gift that people can give to keep their families safe as omicron continues to spread rapidly across the country. but although record numbers of rapid lateral flow tests are being sent to people s homes every day, the uk health security agency acknowledges there are issues with deliveries to some pharmacies. the uk set another daily covid record yesterday with nearly 120,000 confirmed cases. here s our political correspondent, helen catt.
with deliveries to some pharmacies. in his christmas message, boris johnson describes the jab as a wonderful gift that people can give to keep theirfamilies safe. the uk set another daily covid record yesterday with nearly 120,000 confirmed cases. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. the prime minister has said for a while that he believes this christmas would be better than last, and he said he won t flip the switch on any new restrictions in england before tomorrow. he s used his annual christmas message to urge us to take extra caution, though, and suggested getting a vaccine is in the christian spirit of the season. getting jabbed not just for themselves, for ourselves, but for friends and family and everyone we meet. that, after all, is the teaching ofjesus christ, whose birth is at the heart of this enormous festival, that we should love our neighbours as we love ourselves.
particularly about the impact on elderly and more vulnerable patients. it comes as 200,000 first, second or booster appointments are being made available over the festive period across england as people are urged to getjabbed. in his christmas message, borisjohnson describes the jab as a wonderful gift that people can give to keep their families safe as omicron continues to spread rapidly across the country. but although record numbers of rapid lateral flow tests are being sent to people s homes every day, the uk health security agency acknowledges there are issues with deliveries to some pharmacies. the uk set another daily covid record yesterday with nearly 120,000 confirmed cases. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. the prime minister has said for a while that he believes this christmas would be better than last, and he said he won t flip the switch on any new restrictions in england before tomorrow. he s used his annual christmas message to urge us