I’m a doctor and EVERY patient in my intensive care unit is unvaccinated

CORONAVIRUS vaccines have been rolled out throughout the UK with thousands and thousands of Brits jabbed with first, second and booster pictures.

However some individuals have nonetheless not had any vaccinations and one physician has warned that it is these sufferers who're ending up in intensive care.

Getting vaccinated helps shield you in opposition to extreme Covid-19 and one professional says all sufferers he has seen in intensive care usually are not jabbedCredit score: PA

Dr David Hepburn mentioned that many sufferers who've died might need lived many years longer had they not been struck down by CovidCredit score: WNS

Omicron is at the moment the dominant pressure within the UK however most individuals who catch the bug current with cold-like signs.

A string of vastly optimistic research present Omicron IS milder than different strains, with the primary official UK report revealing the chance of hospitalisation is 50 to 70 per cent decrease than with Delta.

Covid booster jabs shield in opposition to Omicron and supply the most effective likelihood to get by the pandemic, well being officers have repeatedly mentioned.

The Solar's Jabs Military marketing campaign helps get the very important additional vaccines in Brits' arms to keep at bay the necessity for any new restrictions.

So way over 51 million individuals within the UK have had a primary dose of the vaccine and greater than 47 million have had a second.

The NHS labored tirelessly over the Christmas interval to manage booster vaccines and greater than 35 million of those have now additionally been given out.

Intensive care physician Dr David Hepburn mentioned that many sufferers who've died might need lived many years longer had they not been struck down by Covid.

Dr Hepburn works at Grange College Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales, which opened in November 2020 as a specialist crucial care unit.

Dr Hepburn mentioned: "All of the Covid sufferers on ITU are unvaccinated at current and we have had a number of deaths this week.

"None of them had important comorbidities and had been individuals you'll normally count on to dwell one other 30-plus years.

"We now have much less Covid instances on the unit than for a number of months – this could be due to good vaccination ranges regionally or we've not hit the height of Omicron as but.

"So all in all we're in good condition as ITUs go.

"Nonetheless the identical cannot be mentioned for the remainder of the hospital – massive numbers of Covid sufferers being admitted and employees shortages are considerably affecting our potential to do routine operations, outpatients, and diagnostics which is able to result in delayed prognosis and remedy in addition to worsen outcomes.

"Ready lists are longer than ever and the knock-on impact can be important."

JABS AWAY

He defined that getting vaccinated helps cut back the stress on the NHS in terms of non-Covid work.

Dr Hepburn mentioned that even when your threat is low of getting severely unwell, vaccination makes an enormous distinction to these round you who're awaiting remedy for different circumstances.

He added: "All of us have to do what we are able to to assist our neighbours and pals – that is purpose sufficient in my view.

"Let's hope issues do not get any worse and the Omicron wave passes with minimal disruption – however we are able to all nonetheless do our half. Who is aware of what the long run holds. I'm cautiously optimistic however issues can change in a heartbeat."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week mentioned that life might return to regular quickly as Omicron is peaking - however mentioned that the one approach to do that can be if everybody bought their booster vaccines.

Yesterday the PM additionally mentioned he would "act in keeping with the science" round chopping the self-isolation interval for Covid-19 instances.