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Tests in, however data for the past 13 days, taking account of both pcr and lateral flow tests shows a significant fall in the number of new positive cases and to put some detail on that, on sunday, monday and tuesday of last week, 36,526 new positive cases were recorded through pcr and lateral flow tests, this week over sunday, monday and today, tuesday, 20,268 cases have been reported, so quite a significant drop and if we look atjust at pcr tests, although i would ask everybody to bear in min...

Booster 12 weeks after their last primary dose, and there is no need to book an appointment. finally, 5-11 to book an appointment. finally, 5—11 —year—olds with specific medical conditions that put them at greater risk from covid will be invited for their first vaccination from this week onwards. again, they will be contacted directly and there is no need for them or their parents or carers to book online, and in due course 5—11 —year—olds who are household contacts of people with im...

There was a significant difference in hospitalization rates as well. 44 times. its not even close, right? and for the general population, take all age groups, its closer to 17 times. so it is very clear, you know, regardless of whether you sort of are in this camp that, look, everyone is going to get omicron. its that contagious where a lot of people are thinking that. the distinction between the vaccinated and unvaccinated remains and its very, very strong and gets even more pronounced in peopl...

With your vaccinations, that means at certain times and for certain people, it will be important to mask up, including with better masks, the n-95s are similar if youre older, immunosuppressed, especially if youre in a crowded indoor area where other people arent masked, and tests. tests are a really good tool for certain things, like any tool, use it right, at the right time and in the right way and it can do a lot of good. >> dr. fauci now says he hopes there will be a coronavirus vaccine for ...

Difficult. the questionnaire, with infection rising among _ difficult. the questionnaire, with infection rising among children, | infection rising among children, will it spread through to older age groups —— like the questionnaire. there is uncertainty to among new variants, there is one under investigation in the uk at the growth in denmark. experts, though, so it is early days. more data is needed and there is, as of now, no needed and there is, as of now, no need for concern. hugh pym, b...

Thats the approach thats been taken for other vaccines including vaccines for kids older age groups, 5 to 11 and the adolecent age group. the safety profile has remained quite strong and the effectiveness is great. joy, in the last few weeks for example, weve seen data from the cdc about our experience with omicron that has showed that if you are vaccinated and boosted, your chances of not only making it through but avoiding hospitalizations and death are dramatically higher compared to those un...

Recently. this graph starts at the left at the beginning of the pandemic and you can see it goes way up recently since omicron came into play. so they dont want this huge number both to protect them and to protect other people. children are usually just fine but they can spread it very easily as any parent nope knows adults, possibly to elderly, to their grandparents, and they dont want that to happen. now lets take a look at why the fda and pfizer and the cdc will have a tough time convincing t...

That, we have staff whose children have tested positive, so they are trying to juggle childcare with their partners. its really difficult. the question now, will infection rising among children spread through to older age groups? there is uncertainty too around new variants — there is one under investigation in the uk after growth in denmark. experts, though, say it is early days, that more data is needed and there is, as of now, no cause for concern. hugh pym, bbc news, sort every day an outs...

And part of it has to do with how the testing was being done, how many children were being tested and whether two shots or three shots were going to be needed here. so, well wait now to see what the results of further testing are. hopefully within the next couple of months well get those younger children protected. and we really need to make sure that happens, alex. >> so, just digging into the why behind this. look, the fda was able to fast track the approval process for all the other age group...

Where this is all headed. there is this argument that _ where this is all headed. there is this argument that we _ where this is all headed. there is this argument that we will - where this is all headed. there is this argument that we will have l where this is all headed. there is | this argument that we will have to learn to live with it.— learn to live with it. yes, and weve heard _ learn to live with it. yes, and weve heard from _ learn to live with it. yes, and weve heard from the - learn...