Vaccine roll-out continues
MORE THAN 127,000 PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY HAVE HAD THEIR FIRST COVID VACCINATION
MORE than 127,000 Nottinghamshire residents have had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.
A total of 127,298 people in both the city and county have had their first jab, out of a population of roughly 1.1 million, as of January 31, NHS data reveals.
There have been 42,520 first doses of the jab given to people aged 80 and over. This works out as 85.4 percent of everyone in the county in that age range.
For comparison, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has vaccinated 86.9 percent of residents aged 80+ with their first dose and Derbyshire has vaccinated 90.1 percent of residents in that age bracket with their first dose.
For the 75-79 age group, 24,770 Nottinghamshire residents have had their first injection by January 31 which works out as 70.9 percent of the population. Again for comparison, Derbyshire has vaccinated 90.1 percent of people in this age range and Leicestershire and Rutland 73.1 percent.
And there have been 9,800 injections given to Nottinghamshire people aged between 70 and 74, which works out at 19.6 percent as of January 31. The NHS only started vaccinating this age group in Nottinghamshire on January 28 - so it is expected that number will be higher now.
A total of 50,208 people under the age of 70 have been vaccinated in Nottinghamshire with their first dose - these include frontline NHS workers, care home staff and people deemed clinically extremely vulnerable. This compares with 58,590 in Derbyshire and 54,690 in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Covid-19 vaccines are now being given out across multiple sites in Nottinghamshire as the biggest ever vaccination programme continues.
The programme has now expanded to include over 70s and clinically extremely vulnerable people as the NHS continues vaccinating the top four priority groups.
Just 1,076 people have had two doses of the injection in the county. There were initially plans from the Government to administer the first dose of the vaccine to patients, followed by the second around three weeks later. But this strategy changed at the end of December and the second dose was pushed back to 12 weeks. Health bosses have asked the public to wait until they have received their letter before contacting the NHS, their GP or local hospital hub – the letter will have full details of how to make an appointment. Do not call your GP or turn up at A&E or your doctor’s surgery – the only way to get an appointment and the jab is to follow the instructions in the letter.
The only way to get an appointment and the jab is to follow instructions in the letter