and things surrounding him. we will bring you more details of that story when we get it, if and when and novak djokovic is in the draw. stay tuned to bbc news. public health officials in the us have raised concerns about the slow rate of covid i9 vaccination uptake amongst 5 to ii year olds. data from the center for disease control shows that just over i7% of children in that age bracket have had two jabs. but the rates vary wildly between states. according to analysis by the kaiser family foundation a health non profit vermont has the highest uptake of any state as of last month with 45.6% of 5 to 11 years having received one jab. at the other end of the spectrum is west virginia where the figure is isjust 3.6%. drjohn vanchiere is a paediatric infectious disease specialist with louisiana state university health. hejoins us now. doctor, why does louisiana continue to have such low vaccination rates for
so if it reduces that it would certainly be of benefit. not only to the children and the staff because that is what disrupts their learning when they cannot come to school. the latest extension of the vaccination programme comes after the 0micron wave and a surge of cases among schoolchildren. figures from the office for national statistics suggest that 71% of eight to ii year olds in the uk have covid antibodies, reflecting previous infections and offering some protection, compared with 90.2% of 12 to 15 year olds and 98% among adults. those higher levels, also reflecting the impact of vaccination. some other countries are already jabbing five to ii year olds, including the united states, which started in november. italy, as well as france, germany and canada are among other countries doing the same. it has taken the uk longer to follow suit.
on transmission within days, not necessarily weeks, but in days. while they wait for that information governments around the world are ramping up their responses. the us has just the us hasjust announced the us has just announced their first case. the individual is a traveller who returned on november the 22nd. the paint has not been detected in 25 countries including saudi arabia, south korea and nigeria. the authorities in nigeria are now enforcing mandatory vaccinations for all civil servants. enforcing mandatory vaccinations for all civilservants. in enforcing mandatory vaccinations for all civil servants. in southern africa, zimbabwe has reimposed a curfew from 9pm to 6am. switzerland will require vaccine certificates for all gatherings of 10 or more people. and the eu has brought forward its rollout of vaccines for 5 to ii year olds. and we ve had this from the president of the european commission.