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Saying that we dont actually know the full impact of 0micron yet on elderly patients. it hasnt really seeded through to them yet, and until we see that, we just still dont know what were looking at. so its still a case of "watch this space". 0ur health correspondent catherine burns. scotland has experienced a record number of new coronavirus cases in the last 2a hours. during a virtual recall of the scottish parliament, the first minister nicola sturgeon said a further 15,8119 cases had been rep...

The scottish government has stressed the urgency for people to get their booster, as cases surge. with such a high rate of infection, it will still cause a lot of pressure on our services and we will still see people admitted to hospital with this disease. the first minister said the impact of the soaring case numbers was being closely monitored — especially hospital figures, which have been broadly stable but increased by 80 since yesterday. nicola sturgeon said there was need for caution. sh...

Make a big difference. >> dr. ashish jha, thank you for your insight as always. >> thank you. not all airline flight attendants are exactly happy with the cdcs new five-day isolation rules. youll hear why from their union boss. thats coming up. and the stories that had people hungry for the truth this year. the most popular fact checks of 2021. such tree-mendous views. im at a moss for words. when a cough tries to steal dads punchlines, he takes robitussin naturals powered by 100% drug-free ...

Would only be larger. labour is calling for the government now to publish all relevant data and scientific advice, they say to reassure the public that borisjohnson isntjust capitulating to his own party. theres often been a spirit of goodwill during the covid crisis but you cant entirely keep politics out of a pandemic. lets return to the situation in the us. dr peter chin—hong is an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the university of california san francisco. i asked...

The centers for disease control says this must be followed by five days of wearing a mask around others. the measure is expected to alleviate disruptions caused by staff shortages in many areas because of infections. professor of medicine dr peter chin hong explained why the government thinks the reduction in us isolation rules is possible. i think theres several reasons that went into this recommendation. the first is that overall, we are not in the same place that we were in the fall of 2020, ...

Thank you very much for that. lets bring in cnns senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohn along with peter, director for texas hospital for vaccine development. also author of preventing the next pandemic. elizabeth, can you walk us through these new cdc isolation guidelines? some of this sounds like the honor system, if you dont mind me saying. >> oh, youre absolutely right about this, jim. this also came really after pressure from employers for whose businesses are considered essential. re...

In scotland or northern ireland, but the welsh government has announced more restrictions from boxing day, including limiting to six the number of people who can meet up in pubs, restaurants and cinemas. the government has also ordered more than four and a quarter million extra doses of antiviral drugs to treat covid, preventing it from becoming a more serious illness. these antivirals are a significant new defence. we havent had these before, one of these antivirals that has already been approv...

Treat covid, preventing it from becoming a more serious illness. these antivirals are significant new defences. we havent had these before, one of these antivirals that has already been approved by our regulator was quite recent. and so it is the first time we have got this type of defence. changing isolation rules _ this type of defence. changing isolation rules means - this type of defence. changing isolation rules means that - this type of defence. changing isolation rules means that for| thi...

Uk government advisers have recommended vulnerable 5—to—11—year—olds should be offered a vaccine. a low—dose version of the pfizerjab has already been given to five million children in the us and has now been approved by the uk drugs regulator. also, england has changed its isolation rules for people who get covid—19. heres a health minister, gillian keegan. well, theyve looked at the difference between ten days isolation or doing a lateral flow test on day 6 and day 7. and if you ge...

What we are to some degrees, flying blind to the heart of the storm. fin blind to the heart of the storm. on those blind to the heart of the storm. 0n those words we will leave it there. but forget to talk us through this. thank you. in other covid news, uk government advisers have recommended vulnerable 5 to 11—year—olds should be offered a vaccine. a low—dose version of the pfizerjab has already been given to 5 million children in the us, and has now been approved by the uk drugs regula...