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Largely driven so far by infections among schoolchildren, though vaccinations of under—16s have only been under way for a month. data for england last week from the 0ns reveals that the sharpest rises in case rates were among children, but there were slight increases recorded, as well, amongst some older age groups. vaccines boost our immunity and l protect us from dangerous viruses. a new government campaign has been launched urging people of all ages who havent had a jab to get one and those...

2,000 children, the same study, but now they have results in these children, found there were six cases of covid-19 in children who got the placebo versus three cases in the children who got the actual sax. so more than 90% protective. although this is still a relatively small study, so i think we need to keep in mind that when the fda reviews the data next week, they may not come out with as full-throated a recommendation as they came out for older age groups and maybe a more limited recommenda...

Are sadly translating into hospitalisations and deaths, even if than without vaccination, we see about 1000 deaths per week and 1000 hospitalisations per day and the british medical association says they are really struggling and very overstretched. this is not a good situation ahead of winter. but we are told may _ situation ahead of winter. but we are told may be _ situation ahead of winter. but we are told may be as _ situation ahead of winter. but we are told may be as many - situation ahead...

To communicate with the public and encourage them and, if necessary, i guess, i suppose requires them to do some of these things if were going to stop getting into a really bad mess again. the latest infection survey by the office for national statistics shows that last week in england, one in 55 people had the virus. that was an increase. in wales at one in a5, and northern ireland at one in 130, the trend was said to be uncertain. in scotland, one in 90 had the virus. that was down on the prev...

Survey by the office for national statistics shows that last week in england, one in 55 people had the virus. that was an increase. in wales at one in a5, and northern ireland at one in 130, the trend was said to be uncertain. in scotland, one in 90 had the virus. that was down on the previous week. this map shows in more detail varying infection rates around the uk. the lighter colours show the lowest rates, the darkest colours the highest, including north west england and parts of south wales....

Condition that puts you at high risk of severe covid, then you, too, likely benefit from a booster dose. for the most part, young healthy people are protected against severe disease. whats been amazing about these vaccines whether its moderna or pfizer or johnson & johnson, protection from severe disease has held up for all age groups, its held up for delta. for those two groups i just mentioned, a booster dose clearly would be of value. >> while u.s. cases have been on the decline, new infectio...

People has been difficult. were also having to just deal with the day—to—day workload, and thats huge. its no secret the demand has gone through the roof recently. lots of evidence to support that. so, you know, were having to work out what to prioritise, and i think that the booster prioritisation perhaps is falling down the list a bit because of what were being asked to do. in wales, scotland and northern ireland, those eligible for boosters are being contacted by letter, text or phone cal...

Against symptomatic covid infection for kids in that age group. it comes as the cdc expands its booster program for adults to include now all three vaccines in the u.s. joining me now is cnn medical analyst dr. leana wen, the former health commissioner for the city of baltimore. 90.7% effective against symptomatic covid, dr. wen. what do you think of this data, and how does it compare to the vaccines effectiveness in other age groups? >> this is good, kate. so i am reassured that there will at l...

The latest infection survey by the office for national statistics shows that last week in england, one in 55 people had the virus. that was an increase. in wales at one in a5, and northern ireland at one in 130, the trend was said to be uncertain. in scotland, one in 90 had the virus. that was down on the previous week. this map shows in more detail varying infection rates around the uk. the lighter colours show the lowest rates, the darkest colours the highest, including north west england and ...

Largely driven so far by infections among schoolchildren, though vaccinations of under—16s have only been under way for a month. data for england last week from the 0ns reveals that the sharpest rises in case rates were among children, but there were slight increases recorded as well, amongst some older age groups. covid hospital admissions are also rising, up nearly 20% week on week. the sage experts say its unlikely that theyll go higher than the peak injanuary, but planning for possible new...