there have been real issues about testing capacity in many countries, processing tests and so on, so i think the data we are looking at presently, over the last few days, needs to be taken with a great deal of caution. irate needs to be taken with a great deal of caution. ~ ., , ., , of caution. we have seen a very different approach of caution. we have seen a very different approach to of caution. we have seen a very different approach to covid - of caution. we have seen a very - different approach to covid measures and restrictions across the world. in some places they are bringing in new restrictions, like france, whereas in the uk they are holding off on that. which do you think is the right approach? is france being too strict or the uk not strict enough? too strict or the uk not strict enou~h? ~ ., ., too strict or the uk not strict enough? too strict or the uk not strict enough? too strict or the uk not strict enou~h?~ ., ., ., ., enough? we have to go back to basics. enoug
infected. we can see that schools, a place, a venue where covid circulates widely. it s one of the reasons government wanted to open up vaccination to 5-11-year-olds, that and the fact they want to widen the pool of people who can get a vaccine generally. france is 75% vaccinated. we know about 10% of the country roughly still resistant to getting a shot. that leaves 15% of the country. now a lot of them, these children, 5-11 can also get it. the government hoping to increase that 75% vaccination coverage over the coming months as parents start to get their kids vaccinated. the health minister took example after the u.s. saying, look, they ve had 7 million children vaccinated there. only a handful of serious side effects. the data has been very good.
this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m matthew amroliwala. our top stories. governments around the world weigh up new covid restrictions, as omicron cases continue to rise. boosterjabs are also being ramped up in many countries including israel which is planning a fourth dose, but the who has this warning. blagger to programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it, by diverting supplies to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and rotate. mutate. in the uk, government scientific
covid concerns can no longer be used as an excuse for missing school. experts are cautious but encouraged. i m more optimistic today than i have been at any point since the pandemic emerged. we have better tools, better defenses, better information and better ability to make sure that covid doesn t dominate our lives. we have the best chance to get and keep the upper hand against this virus. nbc s blayne alexander with that report. meanwhile, taking a look at the u.s. response to the pandemic versus those around the globe, an analysis by the financial times shows the impact of lower vaccine rates when compared with a variety of european countries. quote, almost half of the u.s. covid hospitalizations this winter could have been averted if the country had maxed the vaccination coverage of leading european countries. the analysis supports the findings of scientists and
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