our health correspondent, jim reed, has more.united states, they've been vaccinating children now for months. france and germany have also been pressing ahead. in this country, though, there is still uncertainty. government advisers have said the medical benefit alone does not justify jabbing all those between 12 and 15 years old. it's left parents waiting for ministers to make a final decision. if it's going to free up our country more, to give us freedom and protect our children and things in schools, then absolutely, i've got no objection whatsoever. we don't know that much about it so ijust think at the moment, anybody above that age, 16 onwards, that's their choice, they can make that choice, but a child of that age can't make that choice. around 3 million 12 to 15—year—olds live in the uk and around 11a,000 of those are already eligible for the jab because they live with an adult with a weakened immunity system. another 350,000 also qualify because they have an underlying health condition. the criteria for that has just bee

jim reed, bbc news.ich some members of his own party manoeuvred to replace him. this is general prayuth. he seized power in a coup seven years ago and retained the top job after an election. today, police are lining the streets expecting more protests from activists who want the prime minister gone. he's been widely criticised for his government's failure to deal with a serious outbreak of covid—19 this year. here's our correspondent in bangkok, jonathan head. there are a lot of complaints against the general that have been brewing up for a long time mostly the broad unpopularity, very much about covid. there are other governments in this region also struggling. the lack of preparedness. we've seen a new prime minister in malaysia last month, and injapan. those are not unique to thailand, but general prayuth made a coup seven years ago. there's a general feeling that he's out one his welcome, he's irascible and not particularly good at dealing with a very complex situation right now. their problem is he'

jim reed, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...defying them in the panjshir valley. but afghanistan's new leaders are still to announce a new government. the new zealand terror attacker is named, amid reports he'd tried tojoin ajihadist group. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. matteo berrettini was one up at wimbledon but recovered and was cheered on by a raucous crowd. greece's maria sakkari is through to the last 16 of the women's draw after a straight sets win over petra kvitova. the czech 10th seed made 3a unforced errors as she struggled for consistency. sakkari will play canadian sixth seed bianca andreescu next. she played better than me today, no doubt. she deserved to win. she didn't miss anything. i tried but she served very well. she really didn't give me many chances. i did have two chances but it was tough. i fought, i tried have two chances but it was tough. i fought, itried my have two chances but it was tough. i fought, i tried my best but she was definitely better. lots of

jim reed, bbc news.ate of the planet s wildlife is being laid bare at the world's largest biodiversity summit. the international union for conservation of nature has released its revised �*red list�* of endangered species — with some good news for tuna. but the fate of many other animals still hangs in the balance. courtney bembridge reports. weighing in around 150 kilograms, the komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard. they're notorious hunters with deadly venom and no predators. so, it is hard to imagine they are under threat. but the reptile has been added to the endangered species list. there are only found on a of indonesian islands and the habitat is shrinking rapidly. because of global warming and climate change with rising sea levels, it will lose 30% of its habitat in the next 30 to a0 years. another animal that may not conjure up an image of vulnerability. conservationists saying between five sharks are at risk of extinction and they're a similar threat. ocean species tend be neglect

jim reed, bbc news.ries such as france, spain, poland and the netherlands have already decided to vacinante younger teens. in italy, the government is prioritising inoculation of those between 12 and 18 before the start of the new school term. professor paolo pelosi is head of anaesthesiology and intensive care at san martino hospital in genoa. thank you forjoining us this evening, professor. maybe we can start with why did italy press ahead with this for 12 to 18—year—olds? for this decision, due to the recommendation of the italian paediatric society, since there is clear evidence now that in teenagers older than 12 our vaccination has more benefits than the potential. especially the disease may widespread in this location and become certainly a possible serious problem for public health care systems, represents up thought about —— in september. flan systems, represents up thought about -- in september-— -- in september. can we pick up on those benefits, _ -- in september. can we pick up on those benef

jim reed reports.tiple painkillers in it, nsaids, anti—inflammatories. through the pandemic, katie has been living with endometriosis — a painful, chronic condition. it was the most difficult time of my life. she needs check—ups as her symptoms change. she's happy with her gp in manchester but says she's struggled with telephone appointments. i haven't seen a gp face—to—face since before the pandemic. everything went to become on the phone in terms of appointments, which is really difficult to say, "i have this pain and it's here." you can't show somebody where "here" is over the phone. before the pandemic, gps in england were seeing 83% of patients face—to—face. the first lockdown saw that figure fall sharply. since then, it has climbed back to 57%, though it does depend on where you live. in parts of the north—west, less than a half see their gp in person. in parts of essex, it's as high as 73%. good morning, bridgewater surgeries. hello, bridgewater surgeries. bridgewater surgeries, how can i help?

jim reed, bbc news.o — 0lga lives in surrey but is originally from barcelona where 12 to 15 year olds are being vaccinated. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the chairman of the day cvi is saying there is no right or wrong answer, but where do you stand? in my opinion, yes. in her opinion too. she will be willing to take the vaccination just to make sure she's a safe and everybody else is safe around. and that we don't have another fiasco and christmas. around. and that we don't have anotherfiasco and christmas. fin another fiasco and christmas. on that, government sources believe vaccinating this age group could reduce that disruption. thejcvi warned of marginal benefits. are you worried about potential risks to the vaccination further down the line? indeed. wejust vaccination further down the line? indeed. we just want all to have a normal life. if the vaccination is helping with that, then that's what should happen, or at least give the choice to everyone to take it or not if they wanted. choice to

jim reed, bbc news.al being treated for coronavirus two days ago. 120 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that takes the average number of deaths per day to 112 over the last week. on vaccinations, more than 88% of people over the age of 16 have had theirfirstjab, and more than 79% of people over 16 have had both doses. some gp surgeries in england and wales have begun cancelling appointments for the winter flu jab, after delays to the delivery of doses of the vaccine. a shortage of lorry drivers is believed to be behind the problem. doctors have warned it will have a serious impact on workloads and patients, and they are calling on the government to act. daniela relph reports. 35 million people will be offered the vaccine to combat the flu virus this autumn and winter. those targeted have a higher risk of serious illness if they contract flu but actually getting your flu jab is now riddled with delays. the vaccine is not

children who catch the virus may suffer from covid symptoms months after infection. 0ur health reporter jim reedfrom the world's larger study into so—called long covid in the age group between 11 and 17. researchers asked 7000 people to report ongoing health problems and symptoms, half of the group tested positive for covid, the other half tester negative and then they look at the difference between the groups and 15 weeks after half of the group tested positive they were much more likely to report ongoing health problems such as fatigue, loss of smell, headaches and so on. from that the research has come out with the figure of up to one in seven children have these persistent symptoms, they think. a note of caution, it is hard to be precise with the studies and they say it's a worse case scenario. the overall message is parents should be pretty reassured, there is no doubt the symptoms can be serious in some children but it is quite rare and this one in seven number is far below early estimates for long covid in that age group. below early estimates for long covid in that age grow-— in that age

our health correspondent jim reed is here. ly to affect over 1 there is, ben. it is likely to affect over1 million nhs front line staff in england, so these staff who work with patients day in and day out. around 12% of nhs workers in trusts have not had a second doused of the covid vaccine. in some areas, it could be as high as 22%. there is a big disparity in terms of areas. the government has already said that for care workers in england, they will need to have a vaccination by november. already the law in england on that front. ministers now consulting on whether to extend that to those 1.2 million nhs staff as well, unless they have a medical exemption, but some concern about this idea. unison, the idea which —— the union which represents those worker says that if it goes ahead it could make it harder to retain some nhs staff at a time when there is already a shortage in parts of the nhs. as you said, this is a six—week consultation and ministers will have to make a final decision as to whether to go ahead. it is for engla

our health correspondent, jim reed is here. what jim reed is here. have wejust heard?to vaccine decisions in this country and have been asked to look at whether to vaccinate healthy 12—15 —year—olds, they have come under a lot of pressure to come to this decision. they have been weighing up the possible health benefits of that decision and the possible harms, however small and have said in the last few minutes that the benefits of vaccinating healthy 12—15 —year—olds showery a marginal gain as they put it and that is insufficient to support a universal offerfrom a insufficient to support a universal offer from a health insufficient to support a universal offerfrom a health perspective. that's the first part of the decision, they say there is not evidence to offer this to all 12—15 —year—olds. but there is a separate, second part of this. they say the jcvi can only look at their remit, at specific health benefits and harms of this decision. they did not look at the wider societal benefits, including the possible harm of closing schools, the disruption to schools. they a

jim reed, bbc news.tegory, so needs to hear about it, the first our education correspondent sean coughlan has been gauging reaction to that announcement. parents will be asked for consent for any vaccinations, but there will be questions about what will happen if parents don't give consent. we have heard there will be discussions between families and health professionals where there are anxieties about the decision. in some rare cases where children and parents can't agree, children could overrule their parents and go ahead with the vaccines. there are going to be questions about how that will actually be decided, and whether that will be room more the case for older children, for instance. and what if parents are keen on the vaccine, but the children refuse? if children have already had covid, parents will wonder, should they get the vaccine as well? and schools are also worried about being dragged into these arguments, because, given that schools will be the venues where vaccinations will take place, t

means staff looking after those vulnerable people should be vaccinated. 0ur health correspondent jim reedion with social care, jim, so that is the position with social care,jim, but so that is the position with social care, jim, but we are also looking at nhs staff, whether they should be double vaccinated compulsorily. there is a six week consultation happening. there is a six week consultation happening-— there is a six week consultation haueninu. , .,, ., happening. there is two separate thins no happening. there is two separate things go on _ happening. there is two separate things go on you _ happening. there is two separate things go on you heard _ happening. there is two separate things go on you heard the - happening. there is two separate things go on you heard the care | things go on you heard the care ministerfor england things go on you heard the care minister for england talking there, she is talking about care home staff who are not employed by the nhs, they are almost always employed by private sector company, that decision is done and dusted, it is law, by november the 11t

jim reed is here. we've got quite a few questions from viewers care about this.is decision?— about this. it's been a long time coming, this decision? longer than some peeple _ coming, this decision? longer than some people suspected _ coming, this decision? longer than some people suspected or - coming, this decision? longer than some people suspected or wanted. j some people suspected or wanted. there's been a lot of pressure on these scientists that came out with this recommendation. we had the education secretary for england, gavin williamson, this week strongly hinting this decision should have been the other way around, and really, he wanted young people to be offered a vaccine, all healthy young people. so there's been a lot of pressure on this group but they finally came to a decision. they said the reason they took so long was because they were waiting for new data to come through. you hinted at this in the introduction, but they've been weighing up the possible balance of the benefits of the vaccine and possible harms of the vaccine and possible harms of

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jim reed reports.i—spasmodic, it isjust the anti—inflammatories, anti—spasmodic, it is just the list goes on. katie it is 'ust the list goes on. katie les it isjust the list goes on. katie les with a _ it isjust the list goes on. katie les with a painful— it isjust the list goes on. katie les with a painful chronic- les with a painful chronic condition and through the pandemic has needed surgery and other treatment. it was the most difficult _ surgery and other treatment. it was the most difficult time _ surgery and other treatment. it was the most difficult time of _ surgery and other treatment. it was the most difficult time of my - surgery and other treatment. it was the most difficult time of my life. i the most difficult time of my life. physically, mentally,. she the most difficult time of my life. physically, mentally,.— physically, mentally,. she needs checku-s physically, mentally,. she needs checkups as _ physically, mentally,. she needs checkups as her _ physically, mentally,. she needs chec

jim reed reports.h her gp in manchester but says she struggles with telephone appointments. i haven't seen a gp face—to—face since before the pandemic. everything went to become on the phone in terms of appointments, which is really difficult to say, i have this pain and it's here. you can't show somebody where "here" is over the phone. it was frustrating — definitely frustrating — and there were times where i thought, this would be so much easierface to face. before the pandemic, gps in england were seeing 83% of patients face—to—face. the first lockdown saw that figure fall. since then it has climbed back to 57%, though it does depend on where you live. in parts of the north—west less than half see their gp in person. in parts of essex it is as high as 73%. good morning, bridgewater surgery. bridgewater surgery, how can i help? is that medically urgent for today? this gp surgery in watford looks after 30,000 patients. they've taken hundreds of calls this morning. some are given a face—to—face appoint

jim reed reports.n. in parts of essex, it's as high as 73%. good morning, bridgewater surgeries. hello, bridgewater surgeries. bridgewater surgeries, how can i help? - this gp surgery in watford looks after 30,000 patients. they've taken hundreds of calls this morning. some are given face—to—face appointments, others are offered phone consultations. thank you, bye. hi, good morning, it's simon hodes, i'm one of the gps in bridgewater surgeries. downstairs, doctors are calling those patients back. i think even though you've been vaccinated, you probably should get a proper covid test, which is called a pcr. first up is someone who may have covid, orjust a cough. equally, if you feel you'd rather sort of take a course of antibiotics over the phone, that's probably not unreasonable, given your symptoms. doctors say keeping the virus out of waiting rooms is crucial, and often patients do prefer... hello! ..phone or video appointments. sometimes you don't really need to come in, to be honest. when you tell

our health reporter jim reed is here. jim, tellsa jim, tells a little bit more about this research. are the self—reported symptoms they were asked to fill in the surveys themselves after 15 weeks to see if they still had continuing health problems so, they weren't asked, you know, do you suffer from long problems so, they weren't asked, you know, do you sufferfrom long covid, they were just to report the symptoms themselves. an interesting thing is they looked at the difference between those groups and they found roughly a 14% difference open that you can kind of come to the conclusion that after 15 weeks around one in seven children who caught the virus still had these continuing symptoms, multiple symptoms at that point and that includes things like unusual tiredness, so fatigue, headaches, some problems reading, some losses of smell in that group, so that was after 15 weeks. they're now going to continue this research to see if that continues up to six months of a year afterwards. that continues up to six months of a year afterwards-— year afterwards. these are significant _ year

jim reed reports.is happy with her gp in manchester and says she struggles with telephone appointments. t haste with telephone appointments. i have not seen a gp _ with telephone appointments. i have not seen a gp face _ with telephone appointments. i have not seen a gp face to _ with telephone appointments. i have not seen a gp face to face _ with telephone appointments. i have not seen a gp face to face since - not seen a gp face to face since before the pandemic. everything went onto the phone in terms of the appointments which is difficult to say, i have this pain and it is here. you cannot show somebody over the phone where the penis. it was frustrating and there were times when i thought, this would be so much easierface to when i thought, this would be so much easier face to face. {t’s when i thought, this would be so much easier face to face.- much easier face to face. gps in were seeing _ much easier face to face. gps in were seeing 8096 _ much easier face to face. gps in were seeing 8096 -- _

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