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Whether— with you, i think it depends on whether the virus will behave in the way that— whether the virus will behave in the way that perhaps it has behaved in south _ way that perhaps it has behaved in south africa, whether it peaks, how quickly _ south africa, whether it peaks, how quickly it _ south africa, whether it peaks, how quickly it blows through. but if you ask me _ quickly it blows through. but if you ask me to— quickly it blows through. but if you ask me to guess, i would say,...

Level of protection. thank you very much indeed. level of protection. thank you very much indeed-— level of protection. thank you very much indeed. ., ,, , ., , �* , much indeed. thank you, chris. lets no to much indeed. thank you, chris. lets go to questions _ much indeed. thank you, chris. lets go to questions from _ much indeed. thank you, chris. lets go to questions from the _ much indeed. thank you, chris. lets go to questions from the public. - much indeed. thank you, chris. lets go to...

Next few— period for our wonderful nhs for the next few weeks because of omicron. i ust next few weeks because of omicron. i just think— next few weeks because of omicron. i just think that we have to get through— just think that we have to get through it as best as we possibly can _ through it as best as we possibly can we — through it as best as we possibly can. we will give the nhs all the support— can. we will give the nhs all the support we can. in the meantime, the thing _ suppor...

Havent already done so, please, please _ havent already done so, please, please get — havent already done so, please, please get that booster. since i launched — please get that booster. since i launched the get boosted now campaign in december, weve delivered _ campaign in december, weve delivered 10 million extra boosters across _ delivered 10 million extra boosters across the — delivered 10 million extra boosters across the uk. weve doubled the rate of— across the uk. weve doubled the...

Covid _ anyone who thinks our battle with covid is _ anyone who thinks our battle with covid is over, im afraid, is profoundly wrong. this is a moment for the _ profoundly wrong. this is a moment for the utmost caution. but our position— for the utmost caution. but our position today differs from previous waves _ position today differs from previous waves in _ position today differs from previous waves in two crucial respects. first, — waves in two crucial respects. first. we _ waves in two ...

-et and youve got to make sure that you get a _ and youve got to make sure that you get a vaccination. that is the most important — get a vaccination. that is the most important thing. we wanted to have a mixture _ important thing. we wanted to have a mixture of— important thing. we wanted to have a mixture of plan b and a greatly accelerated booster programme. and i ust accelerated booster programme. and i just want— accelerated booster programme. and i just want to _ accelerated booster ...

Chances, closing schools, these are very, very difficult things to do, and have — very, very difficult things to do, and have long—term consequences. and as everybody— and have long—term consequences. and as everybody can see, although omicron — as everybody can see, although omicron does cause lots of hospitalisations, it does result in, at the _ hospitalisations, it does result in, at the moment, pretty clearly, result— at the moment, pretty clearly, result in— at the moment, pre...

Dont know what the vaccine will be for that yet, it is what people will work on in the coming months and years as we look at long—term strategies. i dont see this as something you end up having a vaccine for as frequently as you do now. we need it now because it is at the early stages of the disease, and we need to get boosted for this variant at this moment. there will be a change over time and thatll settle into a much more routine type of vaccine programme as we have four other infectious d...

Introduced plan b, and ijust want to say that im incredibly grateful to say that im incredibly grateful to the _ to say that im incredibly grateful to the nhs, to everybody who is working — to the nhs, to everybody who is working so hard in our hospitals now. _ working so hard in our hospitals now. to — working so hard in our hospitals now, to deal with the pandemic, but i do now, to deal with the pandemic, but i do think— now, to deal with the pandemic, but i do think the balance of measu...