UK PM Johnson uses Christmas message to push Covid-19 boosters – Times of India

London: British Prime Minister Boris johnson Amid an ongoing surge in cases in the country, Omron Edition used its annual Christmas message on Friday to advance the “boost now” message to protect against COVID-19.
In his video message, Johnson said a coronavirus booster jab would be a “wonderful” Christmas gift and also linked the teachings Jesus Christ, He also cautioned that even two years after the pandemic, “we still haven’t recovered from it” because “Omicron is on the rise”.
“Although gift buying time is theoretically running out, there is one wonderful thing you can give to your family and the whole country and that is to get that job, whether it’s your first or second, or your Booster. So that next year’s celebration is even better than this year’s,” Johnson said.
“And I hope that I can be forgiven for taking pride in the immense sense of neighborliness that the people of this country have shown. Getting the jab, not just for myself, but for friends and family, and for everyone I meet. And that, after all, is the teaching of Jesus Christ, whose birth lies at the heart of this huge festival – that we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves,” he said.
“And so let’s think of all those who are good neighbors and think of others. Everyone who works over Christmas in the NHS, our care workers, everyone is involved in the incredible vaccination campaign,” he said.
The National Health Service (NHS) has said many of its vaccination sites will operate during the Christmas holiday period to keep up with the booster drive. NHS England said its “jingle jab” campaign would look covid Vaccines are held throughout the weekend at local sites such as town halls and pharmacies.
Opposition Labor Leader Keir Starmer struck a similar note of thanks to frontline workers in his Christmas message, as he reflected on the families who have suffered “unimaginable losses” due to the pandemic this year.
“For many people, a chair would be less at the table for a Christmas meal. But, in the worst of times, the Christian values ​​of kindness, compassion, and hope have shone through,” he said.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has announced stricter lockdown restrictions in the region after Christmas, insisted this year is “much more normal” than the last because of vaccinations.
Queen Elizabeth II’s pre-recorded annual broadcast to the nation and Commonwealth will air Saturday on Christmas Day, an image of which will be released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
She is seen wearing a red dress and a brooch that she wore on her honeymoon in 1947, prompting a very personal Christmas message this year that marked the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April. The message was recorded last week at Windsor Castle, where the 95-year-old monarch will spend Christmas prince charles and wife Camilla.
UK 119,789 daily Covid infections were recorded on Thursday.

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