The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has urged the British population “to get the booster vaccine”, since according to him, “up to 90% of people who are in intensive care have not received the covid booster vaccine.” On a visit to a vaccination center in Milton keynes, the prime minister said that people will enjoy their New Years celebrations, always taking precautions. But at the same time he was incisive in getting people to get the third dose of the vaccine. “I’m sorry to say, but the vast majority of people currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals are people who have not been vaccinated a third time,” he said. «If you are not vaccinated, you are eight times more likely to go to the hospital. It is very, very important. Get vaccinated for yourself and others and enjoy the new year wisely and cautiously.
More trouble for the Johnson government
Last Tuesday, new covid cases reached 129,471 in England and Wales. The prime minister said that omicron was still “causing real problems”, although it was “milder than the Delta variant”. In Tuesday’s figures there were 18 new deaths in the 28 days following a positive test. Johnson, who is spending the Christmas holidays with his family in Chequers, Buckinghamshire, suggested that people do a antigen test before participating in the New Years celebrations. The problem has been that in England, as has happened in Spain, there have been shortage of antigen tests. Wes Streeting, the shadow secretary of health, said the situation was “total chaos.” ‘People try to do the right thing. Follow government advice and get tested regularly. But the incompetence of the conservative government prevents it, “said Streeting. “They have to get their act together and provide enough antigen tests so that people can protect themselves and others,” he concluded.
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