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Because of the pandemic and only a small number of people attended the procession, to the birthplace ofjesus. tom bateman sent this report. in manger square, they wait for the biggest night of the year — a christmas procession that will follow the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. its a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the...

With vaccination centres closed over christmas until the 27th. even as the push on boosters continue, experts are mulling over the latest more hopeful research on the 0micron variant, indicating it could be less severe than delta. potentially this is good news, if 0micron really is less nasty, and it is certainly shaping up to look less nasty, thats fantastic, what better christmas present could we have? but at the moment the data is small, mainly across the younger population so we are holding ...

Surface of the wuhan variant. delta is different from that, but 0micron is different from that, but 0micron is more different still. therefore the antibodies and t cells that are generated directed towards 0micron will be less relevant, if you like. so in your duties at men at a fourth the start? in so in your duties at men at a fourth the start? ., so in your duties at men at a fourth the start? . ., , the start? in a time, that might be retuired. the start? in a time, that might be required- t...

John, lovely to see you. what do you see in the hospitalisations at the moment? the figures i see, they are pretty steady, arent they? i moment? the figures i see, they are pretty steady, arent they?— pretty steady, arent they? i think as with everything, _ pretty steady, arent they? i think as with everything, you _ pretty steady, arent they? i think as with everything, you have - pretty steady, arent they? i think as with everything, you have got i pretty steady, arent they? i thinkl as with...

Thats gone up by about half in a week. so its that kind of rate of growth and spread of omicron continues to go up, that is eventually going to put pressure on hospitals, schools and businesses as people have to isolate. its also going to mean that the peak comes very quickly, isnt it? i mean, this is going to burn very fast indeed. yeah, i think a bit of a calculation, i have to admit, but the 0ns to give us a nice few days, we proceed closer to 200,000 every day, there are only so many dubline...

Been quite impressive to the risks. i certainly think its been quite impressive- the risks. i certainly think its been quite impressive to see how the british public— been quite impressive to see how the british public have _ been quite impressive to see how the british public have taken _ been quite impressive to see how the british public have taken this - been quite impressive to see how the british public have taken this on - british public have taken this on board recently, certainly ever...

It is a cautious welcome, still some big unknowns, particularly how older people might be affected. typically we are seeing omicron largely in young people and its onlyjust now the cases are starting to tip into the older population, particularly in the 60 and 70 plus —year—olds. there are a number of different reasons why we need to continue to look at this data further. even if the virus causes less severe illness in most people, it is so contagious, hundreds of thousands are likely to cat...

You read the case number is there, they dont include the reinfection. the reason it is spreading so quickly is because it can evade some immunity that infection creates. so those case figures are probably a bit of an underestimate. the figures that came back from the 0ns earlier today said 1.7 million people in the uk are infected with coronavirus at the moment. a number that has gone up by about a quarter over three days shows you that no matter how you look at it, omicron is spreading very, ve...

In england people will be able to get vaccinated throughout the festive break. 200,000 slots for first, second and boosterjabs are available, including on christmas day and boxing day. people are so keen to come in. there was a big rush at the beginning of the week, it slowed down a little bit but in fact people are really positive about having theirjabs. people in scotland, wales and northern ireland are being encouraged to get a jab to with vaccination centres closed over christmas until the 2...

But this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone derailed by border closures due to the new covid variant. people trying to...