Dorset residents urged to abide by new Covid restrictions
Omnicron has not yet been identified in the county, but Dorset Council is urging people to take steps to reduce transmission of Covid.
Omnicron has not yet been identified in the county, but Dorset Council is urging people to take steps to reduce transmission of Covid.
Dorset Chamber is urging people to follow the new restrictions which have come into force and to support local businesses in the light of further Covid concerns.
Influenza is a very common and highly infectious disease, which can make people seriously ill, so medics are urging people to get the jab.
NHS England has released data showing nearly 20 per cent of the most critically ill Covid patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated.
The facility in Poole opened in April 2020 and will remain as a COVID testing facility until March 2022.
University Hospitals Dorset’s research teams have received an award for their Covid-19 research and care.
Additional Covid-19 vaccination clinics are popping up in Bournemouth so local people can grab their jab. The university campus has three extra clinics.
More local people aged 18-39 can get their jabs at Covid-19 pop-up vaccination clinics being run by Dorset HealthCare in Bournemouth this week.
As cases are increasing across England and are highest amongst the younger age groups in Dorset, the rules should still be kept.
Hundreds of walk-in NHS Covid-19 vaccination sites will be operating this weekend with any adult able to turn up and ‘grab a jab’.