Pfizer's Covid jab is approved for babies and infants aged 6 months to 4
offshoot is now dominant and makes up 50.4 per cent of infections, compared to 39 per cent last week.England warned that this winter could be one of the most challenging for the NHS.
He said: "There is a new variant circulating – BQ1 – which is becoming the dominant variant and it seems likely that is going to drive further increases. "In some countries in Europe that have it you can already see growth in hospital admissions. No doubt those pressures will increase."Cases are still lower than they were when Omicron first burst onto the scene.
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