vanessa walker. >> this was in 1982. a lot has changed since then when sacramento welcomed vanessa patterson. one thing remains certain, taxes. >> we keep on getting closer to midnight and well, i kept on thinking well, we are going to lose our tax deduction. when she's born at 12:20, she will be the first baby in town. baby vanessa is dr. vanessa walker. she's at the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. >> i was born a critical care doctor. her mother was an icu nurse and her father still works as a respiratory therapist. though 2020 has delivered unparallel challenges. she says there are still so much to be grateful for. >> i get to ring in the new year, i am here and alive and i am healthy. >> this year she will spend her birthday working 15 hours shift in the icu and reflecting. she says 2020 marks a year of learning and being able to be on the cutting edge of treating a new disease that nobody knew about. >> and a year of triumphs. seeing all the things we have been able to do coming together in science has been am

vanessa walker. >> this was in 1982. lot has changed since then when sacramento welcomed vanessa patterson. one thing remains certain, taxes. >> we keep on getting closer to midnight and well, i kept on thinking well, we are going to lose our tax deduction. when she's born at 12:20, she will be the first baby in town. baby vanessa is dr. vanessa walker. she's at the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. >> i was born a critical care doctor. her mother was an icu nurse and her father still works as a respiratory therapist. though 2020 has delivered unparallel challenges. she says there are still so much to be grateful for. >> i get to ring in the new year, i am here and alive and i am healthy. >> this year she will spend her birthday working 15 hours shift in the icu and reflecting. she says 2020 marks a year of learning and being able to be on the cutting edge of treating a new disease that nobody knew about. >> and a year of triumphs. seeing all the things we have been able to do coming together in science has been amaz

vanessa walker. >> reporter: this was in 1982. a lot has changed since then when sacramento welcomed new year baby vanessa patterson. one thing remains certain, taxes. # >> we're going to lose our tax deduction never dreaming when she was born at 12:20 she would be the first baby in town. i was really surprised. >> reporter: 39 years later baby have a naes is a is now dr. vanessa walker, an icu doctor on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. >> i was born to be a pulmonary critical care doctor. >> reporter: her mother was an icu nurse and her father still works as a respiratory therapist. 2020 has delivered unparalleled challenges. she says there's still so much to be grateful for. >> i get to ring in the new year. i'm here, i'm alive, i'm healthy. >> reporter: this year she'll spend her birthday working 15 hour shifts in the icu and reflecting. she says 2020 marked a year of learning. >> being able to be on the cutting edge of treating a new disease that nobody knew about. >> reporter: and a year of triumphs. >> seeing all t

vanessa walker. >> reporter: this was in 1982. a lot has changed since then when sacramento welcomed new year baby vanessa -- >> we're going to lose our tax deduction never dreaming when she was born at 12:20 she would be the first baby in town. i was really surprised. >> baby vanessa is now dr. vanessa walker, an icu doctor on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. >> i was born tosh a pulmonary credit care doctor. >> her mother was an icu nurse and her father still works as a respiratory therapist. 2020 has delivered unparalleled challenges. she says there's still so much to be grateful for. >> i get to bring in the new year. >> she'll spend her birthday working 15 hour shifts in the icu and reflecting. she says 2020 marked a year of learning. >> being able to be on the cutting edge of treating a new disease that nobody knew about. >> reporter: and a year of triumphs. >> seeing all the things that we have been able to do in society, coming together and science has just been amazing. >> that was van tu reporting. back here in

vanessa feltz is on radio from seven. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin.ecome the first person to climb it in the winter. if you like your walks a bit more do—able, the broadcaster julia bradbury has been hiking through devon and cornwall for her latest tv series. she'll be telling us all about it after nine. # and you'll never walk alone...# and he was the singer who inspired so many people to "walk on". the dj tony blackburn will be helping us to pay tribute to the magic of gerry marsden, who died yesterday. as we've been hearing, today is a momentous day in the fight against coronavirus, as the roll—out of the oxford vaccine is due to begin. it also means the start of a yet another massive effort by our front line nhs workers. let's speak to one of them now. dr nighat arif is one of our regular gps and shejoins us from buckinghamshire. good morning. happy new year. happy new year, louise and dan. we know this is due to be rolled out today. i don't know if your surgery is part of this vaccination programme, but there is a lot of pressure, isn't there? th

vanessa feltz. why not give her a call? bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. has increased by nearly a third in the past week. all schools will close for most pupils, just a day after the prime minister urged parents of primary children to send them back to the classroom. borisjohnson says he aims to have the most vulnerable in england vaccinated by the middle of february. with everyjab that goes into our arms, we are tilting the odds against covid and in favour of the british people. good morning. elite sport in england can continue but golf courses, tennis courts and all indoor facilities such as gyms will have to close under the new restrictions. good morning. it is another cold day ahead. for many it will be dry. there will be some sunshine, some wintry showers. and still some rain in the south—east and channel islands. more details in ten minutes. good morning. it's tuesday, the 5th of january. our top story. england is back in lockdown this morning for at least the next seven weeks, with people being told, once again, to stay at home. the new restriction

vanessa feltz is coming up on the radio. now though it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walkerfew days heavy rain and a risk of flooding in some areas. all the details here. it's monday the 18th of january. our top story. millions of people in england aged 70 and over, and those with medical conditions that make them extremely vulnerable to coronavirus, will be invited for vaccination from today. they'll bejoining more than 3.8 million people — mainly the over—80s — who have already received theirfirst dose. it comes as ten new vaccination hubs open across england. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, has the details. the nhs is scaling up its immunisation programme. ten new mass vaccination centres open today, bringing the total to 17. medical staff have so far been giving jabs to the two groups on top of the government's priority list. care home residents and their carers, and to the over—80s, as well as front—line health and care workers. they remain the priority. vaccination sites that have enough supply and the capacity will now be allowed to offerjabs to the next two