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though the uk did start a bit later than some others giving jabs to 12—15—year—olds. little scratch. take a deep breath in. there is still some way to go vaccinating teenagers, and case rates among school pupils have been the highest of any age group. the possibility ofjabbing children aged five and over has moved a step closer, with the european medical regulator now evaluating the use of the pfizer vaccine in that age range. hugh pym, bbc news. here, the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 49,156 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means there were more than 44,000 cases on average per day in the past week. currently, there are more than 7,000 people in hospitalfrom covid. there were another 45 deaths — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test — which mean, on average, there were 124 deaths per day in the past week.
but there are still challenges in reaching some in younger age groups who may have had just one dose, or none. having made a rapid start to the vaccination programme, the uk has fallen back a bit compared with some other leading economies, with 66% of the population, notjust adults, having had the first two doses. though the uk did start a bit later than some others giving jabs to 12—15—year—olds. little scratch. take a deep breath in. there's still some way to go vaccinating teenagers, and case rates among school pupils have been the highest of any age group. the possibility ofjabbing children aged five and over has moved a step closer, with the european medical regulator now evaluating the use of the pfizer vaccine in that age range. hugh pym, bbc news. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come...
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these students will need one for a night out. have you got your covid pass yet? no, i have not, sorry. do you know about the scheme? do you know what you have to do? i found out a few hours ago. i think if you want to go out, suck it up, get- soon, passes may notjust be for entry to clubs, concerts and stadiums. the welsh government says it could add care homes and hospitals to the list if covid cases rise. hywel griffiths, bbc news. and the health secretary, sajid javid, has written to secondary school students, urging them to getjabbed. the government has pledged to offer vaccinations to all 12—15—year—olds before the half term break this month, beginning on friday. so far only 11% of youngsters in their age group have been vaccinated in england. in wales, that figure is 24%. as yet, northern ireland hasn't begun vaccination in this age group, as dominic hughes reports. the decision to vaccinate all 12 to 15—year—olds was complicated. the health case was finely balanced,
our everyday life to protect one another. i will check with the first of those three defences, vaccination because vaccination remains the single most important defence against the virus, our autumn covid—19 booster programme started at the end of last month. so far, around 130,000 people have already received their booster. vaccinations for 12—15 —year—olds have accelerated this week and the feedback from vaccination centres so far has been very positive. everyday, more people in wales are taking up their offer of vaccination. and it is never too late to be vaccinated in wales. if you haven�*t had your covid vaccine yet, you can make arrangements to haveitin yet, you can make arrangements to have it in one of many centres right
from tomorrow the school is preparing to vaccinate 12—15—year—olds. and it's very difficult to break that cycle... the department for education says along with vaccinations, it's about managing the risks with ventilation and regular testing. but with just over 200,000 pupils absent in schools in england, covid continues to keep children from the classroom. elaine dunkley, bbc news. more now on a facebook employee turned whistle—blower who told a us senate hearing that she was testifying against the social media company because she believed its projects harmed children, stoked division and weakened american democracy. joining me are the tech reporterfor democracy. joining me are the tech reporter for the telegraph in san francisco and stephen levy, author of facebook the inside story. gentlemen, get to see you both. thank you forjoining us. there has
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for grades grouped at k-6 and then 7-12. right now, as you know, pfizer's vaccine for 12-15-year-olds is still emergency use authorized, and so this will apply to students at both public and private schools. it will be subject to exemptions for both medical reasons and personal beliefs, but this is a first in the country, and it comes on the heels of the governor's recall election, a recall that began over his covid-19 restrictions so let's get to the california can have gavin newsom who joins us now. thanks for making time for us, governor. this is a big announcement. >> absolutely. >> why is this the right move right now? >> yeah. i think we're all just exhausted by this. we want to get this pandemic behind us, and while we've made great progress, california 84% of californians eligible received at least one dose. we have the lowest case rate in america. it's not good enough, and we have a cohort 12-17 right now where only 63.5% of our kids have received at least one dose of vaccine, and we think this
case rates had gone up in england and wales and were uncertain in northern ireland. yes, that 11—15 —year—old age group saw the sharpest increase in infection rates, and the rates. there were increases as well for younger primary school children. of course, children are very, very of course, children are very, very unlikely to get seriously ill. add the vaccination programme for 12—15 —year—olds has onlyjust got under way. so, that needs a little bit of time to have an impact. so, the question is what extent these increases might spread further in local communities. there was better news in terms of the treatment of covid today. the us drug manufacturer merck are said trials of a tablet had gone so well though have halted them and they were seeking permission for emergency authorisation. but it still has to be cleared by medical regulators on both sides of the atlantic. at the start of the pandemic australia shut its international borders — and they've remained closed.
like the us, japan, and germany. experts say the vaccination programme has been successful but there are still challenges. if you have not had your vaccine come forward, and we need to try and maintain the enthusiasm that we saw earlier in the programme for the boosters, for those that are eligible. all of these things are difficult. there is fatigue in the population and we need to keep people's minds focussed on the importance of the measures. the full roll out of covid vaccines to 12—15—year—olds has started in england and scotland. wales and northern ireland are set to follow. in england, the latest weekly survey suggests the only age group to see case rates rise was the under 16s. hugh pym, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk, show there were 35,623 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period.