Here are the coronavirus morning headlines for Monday, October 4, as the roll-out for the vaccine to all 12 and 15-year-olds gathers pace in Wales this week.
The Welsh Government has said they will be offered a Cvoid vaccine by the end of the October halt-term. Read more about the vaccines being given in the evenings and weekends.
All health boards will be providing the Pfizer vaccine, mostly at mass vaccination centres and others in schools.
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Eithne Hughes, director of the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru, told BBC Radio Wales on Monday: "I can say without a shadow of a doubt that schools are experiencing disruption this term and are telling me that this September has been the most challenging of the pandemic.
"Attendance has been poor, supply teachers are not there. It has been very, very difficult for schools to function, as is, so this vaccine will provide a front line of defence and should reduce the prevalence of spread and should help steady up a very, very disrupted picture of education.
"We are very positively inclined to the vaccine. There are something in the region of 80,000 pupils who have missed school as a result of illness, or Covid related illness. This vaccine should help to reduce the risk of disruption."
Health Minister Eluned Morgan said studies showed children were at some risk of developing long Covid despite low hospital admission rates.
"Vaccines remain our strongest defence from the virus, helping prevent harm and stopping the spread of Covid-19," she said. "Some studies show one in seven children who have been infected with the virus are thought to have also developed long Covid.
"We have provided resources and information to help this age group make an informed choice about vaccination. I encourage parents, guardians, children and young people to discuss the vaccination together."
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Teachers targeted by anti-vax campaigners
Well-coordinated anti-vax campaigners have made direct threats to headteachers in Wales by phone and letter as the vaccine programme is rolled out to 12 and 15 years olds.
Eithne Hughes, director of the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru, said the letters contain threatening court action and huge fines, and some have even been fake Wales NHS consent forms to try and trick schools into sending them out to parents. Read more about fake vaccine consent forms circulating in Welsh schools.
She told BBC Radio Wales on Monday: "This has caused real upset in the system. We have to be really clear about this, the virus is the enemy, not Public Health Wales, not the school and college leaders, who are doing their very best to educate learners and get everything back on track again.
"It is deeply disappointing. It could be classed as harassment. It is a well-coordinated campaign and has affected a lot of schools."
Traffic light system scrapped as travel rules simplified
New rules introduced to make travel to the UK "easier and cheaper" have come into force today.
The UK's traffic light system involving green, amber and red lists has been scrapped, with locations categorised as either on the red list or not.
Last week, the Welsh Government has confirmed it will match the UK Government's latest travel rule changes - but is still to make a decision on testing rules. Read more here.
The new rules come amid reports the number of countries on the red list will be slashed to nine from 54 later in the week, with destinations such as Brazil, Mexico and South Africa expected to be opened up to quarantine-free travel.
Fully vaccinated residents - and unvaccinated under 18s - from more than 50 countries and territories can now enter the UK without needing to complete a pre-departure lateral flow test, take a day-eight post-arrival PCR test costing around £65, or self-isolate at home, with just a single day-two post-arrival test needed. The Welsh Government is still to announce whether it will also scrap the PCR requirement and is calling on the UK Government to reverse its decision.
Under 11s were already exempt from pre-departure testing.
People arriving from a red tier destination will still be required to spend 11 nights at a quarantine hotel costing £2,285 for solo travellers.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "We are accelerating towards a future where travel continues to reopen safely and remains open for good, and today's rule changes are good news for families, businesses and the travel sector.
"Our priority remains to protect public health but, with more than eight in 10 people now fully vaccinated, we are able to take these steps to lower the cost of testing and help the sector to continue in its recovery."
Chancellor to unveil further half-a-billion of support to help people into work
Rishi Sunak will commit more than £500 million in fresh funding to help people back into work as he seeks to stem the continuing turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chancellor is shifting the focus to getting people into new or better jobs as the Government comes under sustained pressure over a major squeeze on living standards.
The extra funding comes with Mr Sunak and Boris Johnson under pressure from within the Conservative ranks about the historically high tax burden.
Funding for the new package will not be set out until the spending review and Budget later this month.
Mr Sunak will use his speech at the Tory conference in Manchester on Monday to set out his vision of shaping the economy around "the forces of science, technology and imagination".
The Chancellor will pledge to "make the United Kingdom the most exciting place on the planet" through enhanced infrastructure, improved skills and scientific investment.
He will announce the new funding will be used to help workers leaving the furlough scheme and unemployed over-50s back into work, while the "kickstart" scheme for young people will also be extended.
The Chancellor's speech comes at a difficult time for the economy, with warnings of a cost of living crisis for some households who face rising energy bills, price hikes in shops and a cut to Universal Credit. Read more about Universal Credit top-up payments ending on October 6 here.
Household budgets will sustain a further blow next April when national insurance contributions rise by 1.25% to help fund the NHS and social care.
The kickstart scheme helping young people on Universal Credit will be extended to March next year under the measures.
The £3,000 incentive for new apprentices will be extended until the end of January.
Individuals who have come off furlough and are on Universal Credit will also be prioritised for help to find jobs under the "job finding support" scheme lasting until the end of the year.
Latest infection rates in Wales
Ten more people have died with coronavirus in Wales according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.
The data published on Sunday, October 3, also revealed there were 2,331 new positive cases, bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 360,881.
The latest seven-day infection rate across Wales based on the cases for every 100,000 people (seven days up to September 27) has begun to fall and now stands at 612.
The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales is Neath Port Talbot with 865.2 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, followed by Caerphilly with 779.8 and Rhondda Cynon Taf with 779.6. Cases for your area here.
Nearly one in five parents think a child's behaviour is worse than before pandemic
Nearly one in five parents think their child's behaviour is worse now than before the pandemic, a survey suggests.
Parents were more likely to say their child was now excessively gaming and refusing to do homework compared to before Covid-19, according to a report by the children's mental health charity Place2Be.
Around half of parents have felt isolated (52%) during the pandemic and have felt overwhelmed (54%) or anxious (53%) about parenting, a poll has found.
The survey, of more than 900 parents of children aged between four and 11, suggests that 49% have found it a challenge to manage their child's behaviour.
Overall, 18% of parents said they think their child's behaviour is worse now than before the pandemic.
The most common concerning behaviours cited by parents included children spending too much time gaming (20%), feeling anxious (18%), having meltdowns (17%) and having trouble sleeping (17%).
Compared to behaviour before the pandemic, parents were more likely to say their child was now refusing to do their homework (16% compared to 13%), persistently fighting with their sibling or siblings (15% compared to 12%), and spending too much time gaming (20% compared to 15%).
Workers in key sectors have had to reduce spending during pandemic
One in five workers in key sectors of the economy have had to reduce their spending during the virus crisis, new research suggests.
The TUC said its study indicated that a fifth of key staff cut back their spending at the end of the week or month because they faced running out of money, or already had.
Around one in nine respondents told the TUC their levels of debt had increased since the pandemic began, one in 17 had taken on a second job and a third had used food banks.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "Our shop workers, care assistants and school support staff have worked tirelessly to keep this country going through the pandemic.
"The very least they deserve in return for their hard work is a decent standard of living for their families.
"But many are struggling just to pay their basic bills and put food on the table, and one in five are facing the trauma of running out of money before payday.
"Ministers must use the autumn spending review to give all of our key workers the pay rise they so badly need.
"We must get the minimum wage up to £10 an hour to stop millions of working people from living in poverty."
The report was based on a survey of 2,134 workers in England and Wales.
Russia reveals record daily death toll from Covid-19
Russia has reported a record daily death toll from Covid-19, the fifth time in a week that deaths have hit a new high.
On Sunday, the national coronavirus task force said 890 deaths were recorded over the past day, exceeding the 887 reported on Friday. The task force also said the number of new infections in the past day was the second-highest of the year at 25,769.
Overall, Russia, a nation of 146 million people, has Europe's highest death toll from the pandemic, nearly 210,000 people.
Yet despite the country's persistent rise in daily deaths and new cases, Russian officials say there are no plans to impose a lockdown. Mask-wearing regulations are in place but are loosely enforced.
Moscow briefly tried during the summer to require proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test for indoor customers at restaurants and bars but abandoned the programme after business owners complained of reduced revenues.
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