news of another cyber this time affecting several large london hospitals, being described as a major cyber attack. services including the delivery of blood transfusions have been affected, according to memos are sent to nhs staff. we know that the king s couege staff. we know that the king s college hospital and guy s and saint thomases are amongst the hospital is experiencing problems, with some operations reported to have been cancelled or redirected. we will talk to one of a health correspondence about this shortly. more on that story, the breaking story coming up for you. let s continue with the general election campaign. the big news today is rishi sunak and sir keir starmer will go head to head in their first televised debate of the general election campaign tonight. the hour long programme on itv will be filmed in front of a live studio audience. it comes as the conservatives have promised to introduce a yearly cap on the number of migrant visas, while labour has accus
let s return to the breaking news i brought you a few minutes ago, the news that several major hospitals in london have been affected by a cyber attack, affecting, among other things, the delivery of blood transfusions. let s go to our health correspondent, sharon barbourfor this. what more detail do you have about this attack? we this. what more detail do you have about this attack? about this attack? we heard it was affectina about this attack? we heard it was affecting king s about this attack? we heard it was affecting king s college about this attack? we heard it was affecting king s college and - about this attack? we heard it was affecting king s college and then l affecting king s college and then guy s and st thomases and other hospitals across london, the royal brompton and harefield have had to stop doing transplants, we understand blood transfusions have been impacted, accident and emergency services have been impacted. this is because the bit of it that has been affec
with cases confirmed in more countries, including india and france. here, omicron and any future variants will be combated with yet more boosters, year after year if needed. all these jabs will be so called mrna vaccines from pfizer and moderna. but the focus right now is getting this round of boosters in arms. the prime minister had his at the hospital that saved his life last year. third time lucky, here we go. st thomases, in london, where he was admitted to intensive care with covid. whatever omicron may or may not be able to do, it certainly will not negate the overall value of the booster, so everybody should get your booster as soon as you are called forward. pfizer, like the other vaccine makers,