Nearly half city’s young people haven’t had a jab
NOTTINGHAM IS THIRD-LOWEST IN COUNTRY FOR YOUNG ADULTS
NEARLY half of Nottingham’s young people have not received their first Covid-19 vaccination, new figures say.
Nottingham has the third lowest percentage in the country of 18 to 29-year-olds (50.6 percent) who have had the first jab.
Birmingham is the local authority in England with the lowest estimated percentage of 18 to 29-yearolds to have received one jab (47.1 percent). Second lowest is Coventry (47.9 percent).
The latest estimate of 2.9 million unvaccinated 18 to 29-year-olds is only slightly lower than the previous estimate of three million a week ago.
It comes as the most recently available data shows the number of vaccinated adults of all ages.
According to the Government’s interactive Covid-19 vaccination map, showing data up to and including August 19, the lowest vaccinated areas in Nottingham are in the city centre.
Radford has the lowest percentage of people who have received their first dose (42.2 percent) and also has the least second doses (26.4 percent).
In Hyson Green 48.3 percent of people have had their first dose and 33.9 percent their second.
Arboretum, Forest and Trent University has a rate of 55.6 percent who have had their first vaccination and 27.8 percent fully vaccinated.
In Lenton and Dunkirk 57.9 percent have had their first jab and 37.6 percent their second.
St Ann’s West has 53.8 percent of people with one jab and 34.2 percent with two.
City centre and Trent Bridge has 49.7 percent of residents first dosed and 33.7 percent fully vaccinated.
Renewed appeals from politicians and new pop-up vaccination centres have been used in recent weeks to encourage take-up among young adults. Food delivery and taxi companies have been enlisted to offer discounted rides and meals for customers who have a first jab.
The figures also show that Mansfield has the third highest rate of new infections in England, up from 503.9 to 591.7, with 647 new cases.
Over half of local areas in England (59 percent) have seen a rise in week-on-week rates.
The figures, for the week to August 15, are based on the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in either a lab-reported or rapid lateral flow test.
From left to right: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 15; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 15; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 8; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 8.
Ashfield, 462.8, (594), 424.7, (545) Bassetlaw, 334.8, (396), 383.8, (454) Broxtowe, 279.2, (320), 306.2, (351) Gedling, 357.7, (423), 345.1, (408) Mansfield, 591.7, (647), 503.9, (551) Nottingham, 381.2, (1285), 380.3, (1282) Newark and Sherwood, 342.7, (422), 337.1, (415) Rushcliffe, 321.2, (390), 344.3, (418)