borisjohnson said the situation in the uk is and always will be immeasurably better than it was a year ago, immeasurably better than it was a yearago, but immeasurably better than it was a year ago, but the government was taking proportionate precautionary measures while scientists crack the omicron code. here is our health editor hugh pym. there is new urgency to the booster jab campaign. this is one of the centres having to gear up for the faster roll out, with all adults becoming eligible and the gap between second dose and boosters halved to three months. it is certainly a major logistical challenge. certainly a ma or logistical challenge. certainly a ma or logistical challenge. certainly a ma or logistical challenue. ~ ., ., , , challenge. we will need to obviously exand our challenge. we will need to obviously expand our capacity challenge. we will need to obviously expand our capacity both challenge. we will need to obviously expand our capacity both here - challenge. we wi
here and in the gp vaccination centres, the local vaccination centres. and we will need to get more staff back in. do you think the nhs can handle it? yes, i do think we can. i think we have demonstrated over the last two years that we can do an enormous amount in very short timescales. local health officials say take up of boosters had been disappointing until the middle of last week, but since thursday, when news of the variant emerged, they say more people have been coming in, and forfirst or second doses as well as boosters. beverley was one of them. she already qualified for a booster and booked in after she first heard the news about omicron. it was on the back of my mind because i knew the date was coming up that i would be eligible for my booster. but with the news, it really did push me. and what did you think when you heard the news? here we go again. and the prime minister explained how the new booster plan would be
and the gap between second dose and boosters halved to three months. it s certainly a major logistical challenge. we will need to obviously expand our capacity both here and in the gp vaccination centres, the local vaccination centres. and we will need to get more staff back in. do you think the nhs can handle it? yes, i think we can. i think we have demonstrated over the last two years that we can do an enormous amount in very short timescales. local health officials say take up of boosters had been disappointing until the middle of last week, but since thursday, when news of the variant emerged, they say more people have been coming in, and forfirst or second doses as well as boosters. beverly was one of them. she already qualified for a booster and booked in after she first heard the news about omicron. it was on the back of my mind because i knew the date was coming up when i would be eligible for my booster. but with the news, it really did push me.