of staff self isolating. i with pop up vaccination centres, local health chiefs in the southwest are urging people to get theirjabs and do regular lateral flow tests. hugh pym, bbc news. 16 and 17 year olds in wales well received their offer of the covid 19 vaccine by the end of this week. there are about 67,000 people in that age group in wales, it follows guidance on the joint committee of vaccination imitation on vaccinating the over 16. teenagers have the same age in england and already been told to expect the invitations by next monday. an urgent call for medical personnel and equipment for haiti has been made by the regional health organisation covering the caribbean following saturday s devastating earthquake. haiti s earthquake is now known to have killed nearly 2000 people and injured about 10,000.
to the local population. we re going to see influxes of people to certain holiday destinations, and while that doesn t change the official population figures, it means that there are a lot more people within an area. and a lot more people in an area means there s going to be much more chance of covid and much more chance of transmission. indoor social mixing was cited as a factor in the infection spike in lincoln, with a surge in cases linked to a nightclub, though numbers have since fallen back. there could be implications for hospitals, and the nhs in the south west of england has come under greater pressure, with ambulances having to wait at some hospitals to hand over patients. i we ve got a combination of rising | numbers of covid cases, but that s set alongside the fact that people are trying to go full pelt - to recover the care backlogs. we ve also got lots people - who are seeking urgent emergency care at the same time as staff are off on leave, and also we ve had large numb
to hand over patients. we ve got a combination of some rising numbers of covid cases, i but that s set alongside the fact |that people are trying to go fullj pelt to recover the care backlogs. we ve also got lots people who are seeking urgent and emergency care at the same time as staff are off on leave and also, - we ve had large numbers of staff self isolating. i with pop up vaccination centres, local health chiefs in the south west are urging people to get theirjabs and do regular lateral flow tests. hugh pym, bbc news. we ve got the latest official figures on the cost of living today and it turns out that prices are not rising by as much as some were predicting. the consumer prices index, which is a way of measuring inflation was 2% injuly. that compares to 2.5% the previous month. cheaper clothing is one reason for the dip, but some experts are warning inflation could go much higher later this year.
take for granted and something we should feel so privileged to have. it s not only going i to protect yourself, but it s going to protect people around us. i and, ultimately, we all want this crazy virus mess just to end and, hopefully, one day, normality can come back. the 0val cricket ground in london and the british open golf championships in sandwich in kent will also host pop up vaccination centres. a final drive to increase protection from covid. tim muffett, bbc news. reuters is reporting that in this country regarding the delta variant, there have been 36,800 new cases of there have been 36,800 new cases of the delta variant in the week up to july the 14th compared to 54,000 cases reported the previous week. in the week up tojuly the 14th, 36,800 new cases of the delta variant. senior afghan politicians are heading to doha for a new round of negoatiations
likely age group to be vaccine hesitant. it is hoped grab a jab weekend will persuade more young adults to do what many have done already. for me, there was never any doubt in my mind that i would get the vaccine. i truly believe that it is the only way out of this pandemic. it means that i m going to get my life back, we are going to get our lives back. i it s something that we shouldn t. take for granted and something we should feel so privileged to have. it is not only going i to protect yourself, but it s going to protect people around us. - and, ultimately, we all want thisj crazy virus mess just to end and, to end and, hopefully, one day, normality can come back. the oval cricket ground in london and the british open golf championships in sandwich in kent will also host pop up vaccination centres. a final drive to increase protection from covid. tim muffett, bbc news. younger adults admitted