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Professional athlete, ive always carefully reviewed, assessed, everything that comes in, from the supplements, food, the water that i drink, or sports drinks — anything really that comes into my body as a fuel that i can benefit from. so i take that very seriously. theres a process of precise decision—making. and, you know, it has been like that for the last 20 years. and that allowed me to endure this much. so, based on all the information that i got, i decided not to take the vaccine, as o...

But i absolutely, if you have a bad upper respiratory tract viral infection, you should not be going to work, whether or not it is covid. very good to talk to you, professor paul hunter from the university of east anglia. as we have been hearing, from thursday the legal requirement to self—isolate after a positive covid test will be removed in england. from april 1st, the government will end free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing for the public — but will continue to provide free symptoma...

Threshold for action, for example by stating we will take certain predetermined steps in the number of cases rises above a specific level. such thresholds may be superficially attractive because of the certainty they appear to provide, but they pose a very significant risk of both under and over reaction. the framework i havejust under and over reaction. the framework i have just described can be used to categorise our current threat level, and therefore help guide decisions in the coming period...

Under 45 and risen in all age groups over 45. the latest available data shows hospital admissions have slightly increased again, from 619 in the week to the 11th of february, to 654 in the most recent week, and total hospital occupancy has also increased again and we will obviously continue to keep a close watch on this. the number of people in intensive care with covid, 25, continues to be relatively low. in summary, we continue to face a very highly transmissible variant that is causing a high...

And that allowed me to endure this much. so, based on all the information that i got, i decided not to take the vaccine, as of today. ijust dont have enough clarity of how the covid vaccine will affect me, and whether its going to, you know, create a certain effect on my game, and i wouldnt have the benefits that i would normally have. so i just dont feel at the moment this is the right thing for me to have. thats so interesting, because the world health organization position is that the vaccine...

Reason _ dramatically reduced, and thats the reason across the world, people are beginning _ reason across the world, people are beginning to release measures, not ust beginning to release measures, not just here, _ beginning to release measures, not just here, everywhere is beginning to release — just here, everywhere is beginning to release measures, but in order to do that— to release measures, but in order to do that safely, there are some things— do that safely, there are some things ...

As measles. with low vaccination rates in the u.s. and, by the way, we only have about 30% of americans boosted, i think, number one, we should make sure that people that are not boosted should get that first booster shot, and most likely were going to find out that 65 years and older will need a second booster shot because of waning immunity. >> so, how about pfizer? do you think that company is going to end up amending its request to include all adults as well? >> i think so. i think what mode...

Sent to all those aged over 75, care home residents, and anyone aged 12 and over with a weakened immune system. official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups, including the over 70s. spring boosters are already being rolled out in wales and scotland. peter 0penshaw is a professor of experimental medicine at imperial college london. i spoke to him earlier. this was predictable- — i spoke to him earlier. this was predictable. we _ i spoke to him earlier. this was predictable...

Would be probably vaccinating the most vulnerable. weve seen in both singapore and hong kong, there was quite a lot of reluctance to take the vaccine in the senior age groups, quite different to the west, so i think theres a cultural phenomenon there. and the elderly chinese people have got their own reasons for not wanting to take it. and therefore, even if youve got a high vaccination rate, if those unvaccinated are the most vulnerable, then you need to wait until thats done. the other thing, ...

Learning how to treat war wounds from an american veteran. >> this is the kind of lesson that few people want to have to teach. and fewer want to have to use in real life. its basic first aid for a community coming to grips with the reality of war. >> im afraid because we are not prepared. im not a professional soldier but i understand it is better to beprepared and the right skills. >> an american war veteran working with the global surgical and medical support group. bringing medics and doctor...