Covid - how worried should we be this time?
More than two years after the emergence of Covid, infection levels are high once again. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 2.7 million people, or 1 in 25 of us, have got Coronavirus.
There’s concern too about new Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 – mutations which help the virus re-infect our bodies.
But how worried should we actually be this time? Are the mutations normal or an alarming new development? And how much of a threat does Coronavirus still face to the NHS?
Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:
James Gallagher, BBC Health and Science Correspondent Gideon…
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