Vaccine - A resident receiving the vaccine in Clacton. Picture: Steve Brading PREPARATIONS are underway to open more coronavirus vaccine centres in north Essex. The North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed a primary care vaccine centre will be opening at the Fryatt Hospital in Dovercourt on Monday. It is understood the vaccination centre will be prioritising Covid-19 vaccines to NHS staff and care home workers. Residents aged 80 and over are still a high-priority but due to the country going into a third lockdown - with people being told to stay at home - frontline workers are expected to receive the jab first.
Vaccine - A resident receiving the vaccine in Clacton. Picture: Steve Brading PREPARATIONS are underway to open more coronavirus vaccine centres in north Essex. The North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed a primary care vaccine centre will be opening at the Fryatt Hospital in Dovercourt on Monday. It is understood the vaccination centre will be prioritising Covid-19 vaccines to NHS staff and care home workers. Residents aged 80 and over are still a high-priority but due to the country going into a third lockdown - with people being told to stay at home - frontline workers are expected to receive the jab first.
Vaccine - A resident receiving the vaccine in Clacton. Picture: Steve Brading PREPARATIONS are underway to open more coronavirus vaccine centres in north Essex. The North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed a primary care vaccine centre will be opening at the Fryatt Hospital in Dovercourt on Monday. It is understood the vaccination centre will be prioritising Covid-19 vaccines to NHS staff and care home workers. Residents aged 80 and over are still a high-priority but due to the country going into a third lockdown - with people being told to stay at home - frontline workers are expected to receive the jab first.
Vaccine - A resident receiving the vaccine in Clacton. Picture: Steve Brading PREPARATIONS are underway to open more coronavirus vaccine centres in north Essex. The North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed a primary care vaccine centre will be opening at the Fryatt Hospital in Dovercourt on Monday. It is understood the vaccination centre will be prioritising Covid-19 vaccines to NHS staff and care home workers. Residents aged 80 and over are still a high-priority but due to the country going into a third lockdown - with people being told to stay at home - frontline workers are expected to receive the jab first.
How is it being rolled out in Suffolk?
Nearly 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been received by the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System and were administered the week before last.
There are three different types of facilities doing the jabs; primary care network hubs, eg doctors surgeries, hospitals and vaccination centres such as Gainsborough Sport Centre.
The Swan Surgery in Bury, Woolpit Health Centre, Two Rivers Medical Centre and Ivry Street Medical Practice in Ipswich, Saint Helena Hospice in Clacton and Colchester Primary Care Centre are all primary care network hubs.
They have each been given just short of 2,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and began administering them on Tuesday, December 15.