that's according to the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine.uk vaccine advisory body — thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation — has said that up to 500,000 people with severely weakened immune systems should be offered a third dose of the jab, is due to give its final advice on boosters soon. it's been a phenomenal year for vaccine development and professor gilbert, who led the development of the university of oxford's covid—19 vaccine, has been announced as the winner of the 2021 bold woman award by veuve clicquot. professor gilbertjoins us now. charge congratulations! being bold, what does that mean? i charge congratulations! being bold, what does that mean?— what does that mean? i think it means not _ what does that mean? i think it means not being _ what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid - what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid to - what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid to do i means not being afraid to do something when you are confident it is the right thing to do. we should not

that's according to the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine.luding all adults over 50, in its interim advice issued injuly. the vaccine advisory committee is due to give its final advice on boosters soon. health secretary, sajid javid, has said he's awaiting that "final advice" from the jcvi, but was "confident" a booster programme would start later this month. professor gilbert told my colleague, lukwesa burak, what lay behind her comments. i was being asked questions about whether we should be boosting people in this country or giving first doses to people in other countries and i think that's far too simplistic a way to look at it. the problem we really have is that the world needs greater vaccine supply, we need more doses of all of the vaccines that are currently licensed and we need more vaccines to be licensed so we are not talking about choices between vaccinating in one country or another country. the good news is that supply is increasing, every month more doses are becoming available and we now need to focus on getting those doses to

the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs astrazeneca vaccine saysing booster jabs to everyone astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs to everyone is unnecessary and calls for doses to be sent to other countries in need. eight years after her death, the family of a woman who was killed by her partner is to receive an apology from west midlands police, after their failings in the investigation. and people across the united states prepare to remember 20th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. teenage tennis sensation emma raducanu has become the first british woman to reach a major singles tennis final for 44 years. 18—year—old emma beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semis of the us open in new york and afterwards called her achievement �*absolutely mind—blowing'. she's the first qualifier to ever reach a grand slam final, and the youngest british player ever to reach the finals of the us open — and she's done it without dropping a set. our sports reporter laura scott is at emma's old scho

it is not - the vaccine that was developed here and that is because the oxford astrazeneca vaccine whicha0 because of the rare risk of a blood clot, that is the reason why it has not been chosen for boosters, but nearly 50 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine have been delivered in the uk and it has saved more lives here than pfizer and moderna put together and the jury is out on which of the three vaccines gives the longest lasting protection. the vaccine may have very little role here in the uk in future, where it was developed, but it is a huge role to play internationally, 1.2 billion doses of this not—for—profit vaccine have already been distributed. fergus, thanks forjoining _ already been distributed. fergus, thanks forjoining us. _ let's look more closely now at the situation in wales, northern ireland and scotland. in scotland from monday, 12 to 15 years will be able to get vaccinated initially in vaccine centres rather than schools, which nicola sturgeon said would allow parents to ask any questions. the booster programme will start at the same time. and covid passports for

knowledge of other respiratory illnesses, such as cove at 19 also in the lab, ongoing trials of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. this a small corner of the world, 1st end to end, pandemic institute, aim to helping the well prevent, prepare and respond to the worst. some one that i know said was you don't build a fire brigades after the fire has started, and that's what we're trying to do here. we really need to develop new platforms and model. so when should we get the next virus coming through? we very rapidly can develop the vaccines and drugs to tackle that. there's a huge breath of clinical academic and data driven expertise here. the pandemic revealed huge cracks in our ability to deal with a global outbreak. time now to strengthen our defenses against what could come next week. in another part of the city, the pandemic institutes, new gleaming headquarters, the projects the brain, shout, professor matthew baylis. whenever something is decided about pandemic, it would have been better to have decided it earlier. in which and speed really is of the essence. and i think in some cases they were the s

dummigan reports over the past year hundreds of volunteers have taken part in trials for the oxford astrazenecaool's renowned for testing all kinds of vaccines, and treatments, and providing quick, and reliable, results. the work tackling covid is still going on here but what this lab is also now going to be concentrating on is the next pandemic. and the odds are that there will be another one. in the past 20 years alone six other major viruses, from swine flu to ebola, have spread from animals and started killing humans. this new pandemic institute is about making sure we're ready for it. we want to be able to do work, identifying where the risks are so we can address those, but also to prepare the world better forfuture pandemics. liverpool's already run a number of ambitious trials — from pilot nightclub events to mass testing. and that covid response has helped the institute secure £10 million of backing from a global medical group. it was highly equitable, it was an outreach to the community. there were high quality institutions involved full to end, you know, the uk has been a leader, the

that's according to the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine.ert says some vulnerable groups will need boosters. but immunity is "lasting well" in the majority of cases. up to 500,000 people with severely weakened immune systems should be offered a third dose of the jab. that's been the line from the uk vaccine advisory body — thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation — until now. thejcvi has also suggested more than 30 million people should receive a third dose, including all adults over 50, in its interim advice issued injuly. the vaccine advisory committee is due to give its final advice on boosters soon. health secretary, sajid javid, has said he's awaiting that "final advice" from the jcvi, but was "confident" a booster programme would start later this month. professor gilbert explained the reasons for her comments. i was being asked questions about whether we should be boosting people in this country or giving first doses to people in other countries and i think that's far too simplistic a way to look at it. the problem we really

the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has said the world needs a bigger supply gilbert said not everyone in the uk will need a boosterjab. a decision about boosters is expected next week from the advisory body thejcvi, thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. while some countries like israel have already started rolling out third doses of covid vaccines, most people in africa are still waiting for their first. the debate on giving the boosters has ramped up, but one scientist says it is not an either or decision. says it is not an either or decision-— says it is not an either or decision. , ., , ., , ., decision. the problem we really have is that the world _ decision. the problem we really have is that the world needs _ decision. the problem we really have is that the world needs greater - is that the world needs greater vaccine supply. we need more doses of all of the vaccines being licensed and we need more vaccines to be licensed so we're not talking about choices between vaccinating in one coun

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giving boosterjabs to everyone is unnecessary, according the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca. professor dame sarah gilbert says some vulnerable groups will need boosters but immunity was "lasting well" in the majority of cases. the uk vaccine advisory body is due to give its final advice on boosters soon. ant and dec were named best presenters for the 20th consecutive time. that was at the national television awards last night. the pair have won the trophy at every ceremony since 2001 and described their achievement as "overwhelming". line of duty, which was nominated forfour line of duty, which was nominated for four awards, received a special recognition award. kate garraway also won an award for her authored documentary finding derek — about her husband derek draper, who spent a year in hospital being treated for coronavirus. if you are just waking if you arejust waking up, early hours of this morning... we if you are just waking up, early hours of this morning... we were talkin: hours of this morning... we were talking about _ hours of this morning... we were talking abou

james houston has sent a question about boosters, my wife is 60 and she had the oxford—astrazeneca andhvr, — will be eligible for the booster. forjcvi, the vaccine advisory panel. — forjcvi, the vaccine advisory panel. say— forjcvi, the vaccine advisory panel, say regardless of whether you have had _ panel, say regardless of whether you have had two doses of pfizer or astrazeneca, for your boosterjab, astrazeneca, for your booster jab, they astrazeneca, for your boosterjab, they recommend you have the pfizer vaccine, _ they recommend you have the pfizer vaccine, based on data that has been collected _ vaccine, based on data that has been collected which shows there has been a really _ collected which shows there has been a really strong, positive response regarding — a really strong, positive response regarding that, including against nutrients — regarding that, including against nutrients like delta. ifjames' wife decides _ nutrients like delta. ifjames' wife decides she wanted astrazeneca, was a booster— decides she wanted astrazeneca, was a booster vaccine, that is also possible _ a

much, much more expensive than the home developed oxford astrazeneca vaccine. we don't know yet. but whatever jab we have had so far, moderna, pfizer or astrazeneca, you still have strong protection against severe illness. really good for you to run us through so many of those things, answering some of those questions around this morning. fergus walsh, the medical editor, joining us live this morning. let's talk about something completely different now. the yorkshire seaside resort of whitby attracts thousands of visitors every year. and now, after a recent discovery some of its long lost history can be revealed. boxes of old photographs and interviews had been stuck away in a back room of a museum for decades, but have been brought to life again in a three part documentary. lets take a look. did you go to dances when you were a girl? 0h, don't ask me! yes, idid. i went until i was married. what sort of dances did you do? probably foxtrot? waltzing and foxtrot. how late on at night would these dances go, then? two o'clock in the morning! two o'clock in the morn

the developers of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine were among the winners at this year's gq awards. coastline today, but it will feel cool here, still breezy across the english channel. the cloud will break—up across southern england, west wales, north—west england and much of scotland as we go through the day. northern ireland should see some sunny, bright spells as well. temperatures are generally 13 to 21 degrees, although some in the highlands, in the sunshine could reach 23 or 24. this evening and overnight, we see a return to a fair bit of cloud, and where the cloud remains broken, temperatures will fall to single figures, with the cloud still thicken a for some drizzle and by the end of the night, we will see some patchy rain arrive in shetland. high pressure is still very much in charge of our weather, but it is drifting a little bit further east which will change the distribution of the cloud, but essentially, it is still going to be fairly cloudy for many areas, away from the north and the west, where we'll hang onto some sunshine. it brightens up in southern areas later o

i think this country should be proud and continue to be very proud that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine face coverings as they have elsewhere or advising people again to work from home, reflecting the fact that when you have a large proportion of the country as we have now, with immunity, then smaller changes can make a bigger difference and give us the confidence that we don't need to go back to the lockdowns of the past. we will continue to update our advice to you based on the latest data but in the meantime we are confident in the vaccines that have made such a difference to our lives. we are now intensifying that effort, offering jabs to 12—15 —year—olds on the advice of the chief medical officers who have given that advice based on the health and well—being and educational prospects of the children themselves. and for those over 50 and those under 50 who are more at risk, we are now motoring ahead with the booster programme, and a third dose six months after your second dose, so that means we will build even high walls of immunisation, orvaccine will build even high walls of immun

the developers of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine were among the winners at this year's gq awards. the heroes of the year prize at the ceremony last night. they were congratulated with a surprise video message from prince harry. england manager gareth southgate was named inspiration of the year for leading the team to the euro 2020 final. the time now is 18 minutes past six on thursday morning. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mirror leads on the decision to offer a third coronavirus vaccine dose to people with seriously weakened immune systems. the paper says there's confusion over who else may be offered an additional jab. a decision on a booster programme for the wider population could be announced next week according to the telegraph. the paper also leads on that dramatic image of taliban celebrations in afghanistan. militants held a victory rally yesterday where they paraded equipment taken from defeated afg ha n forces. the guardian reports that the foreign secretary was warned that the taliban could rapidly return to power a month before they seized control of

the times leads with comments from the creator of the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, dame professordline on the spanish news website, el mundo. it reports on the effects of the recent volcanic eruption on one of the islands biggest exports, bananas. just coming up to past six. the rapid spread of covid among school children makes it inevitable that their education will be further disrupted. that's the warning from the government's leading medical advisors. they were making the case to mps for vaccinating pupils aged 12 and over, as the roll—out begins in schools across england and scotland. professor chris whitty said cases among the age group were high. there is definitely a substantial transmission happening in this age group _ transmission happening in this age group in _ transmission happening in this age group. in fact, the age group we are talking _ group. in fact, the age group we are talking about is the one where the highest _ talking about is the one where the highest rates of transmission is occurring. — highest rates of transmission is occurring, as far as we can tell. 0

0xford up, albeit with a similar theme from john bell, oxford university who was active in the development of the extra zeneca vaccine —— astrazenecaple are properly protected. and there's a kind of goldilocks moment here of when is too early, too late, orjust right to administer boosterjabs? and its a tough call but it's it because that'll need to be made soon. ~ . . ., ., because that'll need to be made soon, �* . . ., ., fl because that'll need to be made soon, �* . . ., ., ,, , soon. according to the i, the nhs is already looking _ soon. according to the i, the nhs is already looking at _ soon. according to the i, the nhs is already looking at getting _ soon. according to the i, the nhs is already looking at getting all- soon. according to the i, the nhs is already looking at getting all these. already looking at getting all these boosters done by christmas, presumably notjust because they want to get it done by christmas, but because the worry about again, another winter surgeon infections and hospitalisations, potentially deaths that they are very anxious to avoid —— winter surge. the deaths that they are very anxious to avoid