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It's not an unknown thing. so, yeah, it's hard. outside the surgery, it's even busier. ok, so what have we got going on here, then? so this is our annual outdoor flu clinic for the over—65s. here you go, done. dr leora harverd is struggling to keep up with increasing demands. how is your workload at the moment, and how has it been? it is overwhelming, completely and utterly overwhelming. there's probably not been a day whereby you can properly switch off, definitely since covid. i feel at the moment we are so overwhelmed that i cannot deliver medicine and the care to the level that i would l...

Lowest in a month. still far, far away from fauci's fewer than 10,000 goal. >> now, cdc vaccine advisers are right now engaged in a meeting and we've already heard one expert confirm that during this time of the delta variant, the protection from the pfizer and moderna vaccines does wane over time and for the over 65s, that decline can be significant. now, remember, fda advisers did recommend that that age group get boosters of the pfizer vaccine, but the fda itself has not yet signed off. on that. back to you. >> nick for us in los angeles, thanks. let's take that straight to dr. peter hotes ...

Doses is now waning. and that's the rationale behind boosters — initially, two doses give more than 90% protection against being hospitalised with covid, even among the over—65s. by around six months, that's fallen to just under 90%, but it's assumed it will continue to decline. it is the oldest in society who will benefit most from a booster, like the residents in this care home in cheltenham. evelyn carey is 83. they think it's important that we should have it. nobody can be protected from everything, but it will be a help. people will be offered boosters six months after their second ja...

Too well it has not gone away. working in a&e, we are seeing increasing numbers of covid patients over the past few weeks. we were all originally looked vaccinated in december of last year, so our immunity from the first doses is now waning. immunity from the first doses is now waninu. �* . �* , immunity from the first doses is now waninu. �* . �*, ., ., ., waning. and that's the rationale behind boosters _ waning. and that's the rationale behind boosters - _ waning. and that's the rationale behind boosters - initially, - waning. and that's the rationale behind boosters - initially, tw...

Increasing numbers of covid patients coming in over the last few weeks. we were all originally vaccinated in december of last year, - so our immunity due to the first doses is now waning. _ and that's the rationale behind boosters. initially, two doses give more than 90% protection against being hospitalised with covid, even among the over—65s. by around six months, that's fallen to just under 90%, but it's assumed it will continue to decline. it is the oldest in society who will benefit most from a booster, like the residents in this care home in cheltenham. evelyn carey is 83. i think it's...