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Johnson: “Let yourself be boosted!”
In view of the rapid advance of the new Corona variant Omikron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promoted vaccinations and called for caution at New Year’s celebrations. During a visit to a vaccination center on Wednesday, he pointed out that the vast majority of corona patients in the intensive care units did not have a booster vaccination. From conversations with doctors, he learned that these are up to 90 percent of corona intensive care patients. “I can’t stress the importance of getting the booster vaccine for everyone – especially the 2.4 million people who have had two vaccinations but haven’t been vaccinated. So I would tell people, come and get the booster. It’s a fantastic thing to have the booster vaccine – it makes a huge difference to you, it protects you. ” And I’m sorry to have to say that, but the overwhelming majority of the people currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals are people who have not been boosted. “With the rapid spread of omicrons, the number of new infections has been in Great Britain rose to a record of over 129,000 on Tuesday. However, significantly fewer corona patients are currently being admitted to clinics than during the highs last January. Despite the high number of infections, there are few corona restrictions in England. So far, the government has primarily been applying to the boosters and vaccinations. However, she had announced that she wanted to take new measures quickly if necessary.
In the wake of the rapid spread of omicrons, the number of new infections in the UK rose to a record of over 129,000 on Tuesday.