Latest Covid-19 news from across Lancashire and South Cumbria
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JCVI issues advice on COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people
Posted: 19th July 2021Following a request from the Department of Health and Social Care for advice on a possible extension of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has looked at the available evidence around…
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Second jab call following Blackburn with Darwen’s vaccine surge
Posted: 9th July 2021People who received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during an accelerated vaccination push in Blackburn with Darwen are now being called back for their second jab.
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Region’s vaccine lead urges ‘Let’s keep Covid-19 offside’
Posted: 9th July 2021As the nation prepares for England v Italy in the Euro 2020 Final, the North West’s vaccine lead has urged people to ‘keep Covid-19 offside’ and come forward for their jab.
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Second doses give you “stronger and longer” protection against Covid-19 and variants
Posted: 5th July 2021Senior clinicians across the North West across Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging everyone in the area to come forward for their second dose of Covid vaccine to ensure their protection against Covid-19 is stronger and longer.
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Even more walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites available for ‘grab a jab’ weekend
Posted: 25th June 2021Everyone aged 18 and over who has not had their first COVID-19 vaccine yet is encouraged to 'grab a jab' this weekend. More than 15 walk-in and pop-up centres will be open across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
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New pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Chorley
Posted: 21st June 2021A pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic has arrived in Chorley town centre, bringing vaccines closer to people living in the area.
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WOW ‘Weekend of Walk-ins’ boost for North West vaccine programme
Posted: 18th June 2021Covid-19 vaccination services across the North West are to stage a bumper Weekend of Walk-ins (WOW) to further increase the number of people with protection against Covid 19.
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COVID jabs rush as NHS vaccine programme opens to all adults
Posted: 18th June 2021More than 700,000 life-saving COVID jabs were booked on the day that the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, was opened up to people aged 18 to 20.
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NHS Invites All Adults To Get A Covid Jab In Final Push
Posted: 18th June 2021All adults can now book a life-saving Covid jab vaccine, NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced today.
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NHS Covid Vaccine First Dose Drive Enters ‘The Home Straight’ As Final Cohort Called Forward
Posted: 7th June 2021The NHS Covid vaccination programme will start inviting remaining adults for their Covid-19 jabs from tomorrow (Tuesday), on the six month anniversary of administering the world-first approved jab.