In his annual Christmas message, Boris Johnson says getting vaccinated shows a neighbourly spirit.
The latest official figures show 82% of people aged 12 and over in the UK have had two doses of a Covid vaccine, and 55% have had a booster.in England in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, with the administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland doing the same.In his message, the prime minister said: "There is still a wonderful thing you can give your family and the whole country, and that is to get that jab, whether it is your first or second, or your booster.
"And that, after all, is the teaching of Jesus Christ, whose birth is at the heart of this enormous festival - that we should love our neighbours as we love ourselves." She said getting jabbed was a way to show compassion and solidarity - and also thanked those working in the NHS and care homes on Christmas Day.Medical staff walk past a Christmas tree on a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital in LondonIn his message, he added that this Christmas, like last year's, had been "incredibly difficult for our country".
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