Covid: Fifth of England hospital admissions aged 18-34

One in five people being admitted to hospital in England with Covid is aged between 18 and 34, the new chief executive of NHS England has said. In her first major interview, Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that about 1,000 young adults were currently 'really unwell' in hospital. She said it was 'so important' people came forward to get vaccinated. She added the level of young adults being admitted to hospital was four times higher than the peak last winter. About 5.5% of those in hospital during the winter surge were young adults.