Second doses of the Covid vaccine are now starting to be booked in. Picture by Duncan Knifton. IN THE week which saw all over 30s now eligible to have their Covid vaccines, the Isle of Wight vaccinated almost 8,000 more people. A total of 163,953 vaccines have now been given out to people across the Island in first and second doses. Latest data from NHS England published today (Thursday), and recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), for the week ending May 23, 7,915 doses 2,187 first and 5,728 second were given. Nationally, the rollout is set to reach people in their 20s next week but some on the Isle of Wight have already started to receive the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine through their GP at hubs across the Island.
Over 150,000 Covid jabs given on the Isle of Wight
Over 150,000 vaccines have been given out on the Isle of Wight, with over 60,000 of those as second doses
The Isle of Wight has surpassed the 150,000 Covid vaccine mark.
Latest data from NHS England published last Thursday, and recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), shows a total of 156,038 first and second vaccines have been given out.
In the week ending 16th May, 7,793 doses 2,065 first and 5,728 second were given.
Under 40s
Earlier this week, in some areas of the Island where GPs are controlling the rollout of the vaccine (hubs at Westridge, West Wight Sports Centre, The Bay Medical Centre and in Carisbrooke), people in their 20s have been invited to have their vaccination.
Second doses of the Covid vaccine are now starting to be booked in. Picture by Duncan Knifton. NEARLY 45 per cent of people aged 16 and over on the Isle of Wight are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and nearly three quarters (73.3 per cent) have had their first dose. From today (Thursday), people aged 38 and 39 can book in for a vaccination - just 12 days after Islanders aged over 40 were being called. In the week to May 9, 10,400 Covid-19 vaccines were given out on the Isle of Wight, while 148,245 doses have been handed out since December 8. Data recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS), shows that 92,211 Islanders have had their first dose of the vaccine.