Dorset people invited to get Covid jab
Since the start of September, 22,000 people have received their Covid-19 booster jab and those eligible are urged to take up the invitation.
Since the start of September, 22,000 people have received their Covid-19 booster jab and those eligible are urged to take up the invitation.
With Covid-19 still spreading locally, people are being encouraged to make sure they’ve had the jabs to which they are entitled.
As the Dorset Covid-19 vaccination programme moves into its next phase, Dorchester’s large vaccination centre at Vespasian House will close this week.
Children aged five to 11 can now get a Covid-19 vaccination, and older people can get their spring booster.
There are three categories of people who are eligible for the fourth jab, as well as those who haven’t had the first three.
From 7am this morning people over 75 and those who are immunosuppressed can book their spring booster under the NHS Covid vaccination programme.
Youngsters with learning disabilities or severe and long-term mental health conditions can make use of a new sensory room.
Dorset has ramped up its vaccination programme and upped the number of vaccines given to local people by almost 60% on the previous week.
The NHS is to offer every adult the chance to book a Covid-19 booster jab by the end of December.
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.