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Norfolk and Waveney has the best Covid vaccination rate in the country when it comes to giving out first doses, new figures have revealed. Four out of...

A Covid jab being administered at Kings Lynn Corn Exchange - Credit: Ian Burt Almost five months after the worlds first coronavirus vaccine was administered here in the UK, more than 50 million doses have been given out across the country. Since December, hundreds of thousands of sleeves have been rolled up in Norfolk and Waveney, and a significant proportion of its most vulnerable and elderly residents are fully vaccinated.  A Covid jab is administered at the large-scale vaccination centre in...

The large-scale Covid vaccination centre at Castle Quarter in Norwich - Credit: Danielle Booden Another person left frustrated in recent days was a man from Norwich, who said he was initially offered a jab in either Downham Market, Wisbech and Ingoldmells in Lincolnshire - varying from 40 to 100 miles away.  A week later, having checked the site on a regular basis, finally got an appointment in Attleborough on Friday (April 23).  The 46-year-old has, however, been able to book his second ...

A drop-in Covid vaccination clinic at the Old Law Courts, in Lowestoft, was cancelled - Credit: Mick Howes A number of Covid vaccine clinics have been cancelled following a sudden influx of patients booking appointments in advance. The Old Law Courts, in Lowestoft, and Kings Lynn Corn Exchange had been due to offer jabs to people in priority groups on a drop-in basis on Wednesday (April 14). A drop-in Covid vaccination clinic at Kings Lynn Corn Exchange was cancelled - Credit: Ian Burt But ...

A drop-in Covid vaccination clinic at the Old Law Courts, in Lowestoft, was cancelled - Credit: Mick Howes A number of Covid vaccine clinics have been cancelled following a sudden influx of patients booking appointments in advance. The Old Law Courts, in Lowestoft, and Kings Lynn Corn Exchange had been due to offer jabs to people in priority groups on a drop-in basis on Wednesday (April 14). A drop-in Covid vaccination clinic at Kings Lynn Corn Exchange was cancelled - Credit: Ian Burt But ...

Walk-in Covid vaccination clinics at Cromer Hospital have been suspended due to poor uptake - Credit: Archant A drop-in vaccination clinic which had been set up to take place on a weekly basis has been suspended due to a low uptake.  Cromer Hospital was Drop-in Covid vaccine clinics are being offered across Norfolk and Waveney - Credit: Danielle Booden Clinics across Norfolk and Waveney have been offering a walk-in service, meaning appointments do not need to be made in advance.  But Saturd...

More than a third of people living in Norfolk and Waveney have received a coronavirus jab, fresh data has revealed.

Published: 12:00 PM February 15, 2021    The Arm in Arm campaign, asking people to donate to the World Health Organisations (WHO) Covid-19 Response Fund, is being led by UEA lecturer Dr Kirstin Smith - Credit: UEA Leading academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA) are urging vaccine recipients to support a global coronavirus fund.  Norwich-based doctors and professors are encouraging those being given jabs to make donations to the World Health Organization (WHO).  Around 15 milli...

The majority of staff members at Norfolks three main hospitals are being inoculated at their own places of work. Vulnerable and elderly patients are still being prioritised, but the Norfolk and Norwich (NNUH), James Paget (JPUH) and Queen Elizabeth (QEH) are making time to protect their own.  As of February 3, NNUH - the countys largest hospital - had Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has given 10,000 vaccines to staff - Credit: Nick Butcher Providing a more recent update, the QE...