Calderdale’s virus jabs programme continues to make strong progress

MORE THAN half of all adults have been given the first Covid-19 jab as the the NHS vaccination programme in Calderdale continues to make strong progress.

Everyone in the top nine priority groups is now eligible to book their vaccination.

Appointments for first doses are still available for the rest of March, but they are filling up fast. So, if you are in an eligible group – meaning you are 50 or over, have a health condition that puts you at greater risk, or are a health or social care worker – and you haven’t booked your first dose yet, the time to do so is right now.

Contact your GP practice, book online at https://nhs.uk/ covid-vaccination or phone 119.

If you already have an appointment over the coming weeks, whether for your first or second dose, this remains in place. If you received your first vaccination via a GP practice site they will be in touch to arrange your second vaccination soon.

CCG Chair, Dr Steven Cleasby (pictured), said:

“The first dose of both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine offer good levels of protection, but to get maximum protection everyone will need to get a second dose, so we are urging people to come back when they are contacted and get their second dose. Thousands of people in Calderdale are already benefiting from protection from the virus, and we are seeing this result in a fall in infections and hospital admissions from Covid. But NHS staff are still delivering the programme, at the same time as providing care for everyone who needs it”.