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That includes 13.3 million people aged 40 and over – 47% of the age group. In total, 29.4 million people had received at least one dose of a vaccine by the same date, covering 65% of people over 16. Despite the success of the rollout, some staff at care homes in Reading have not been vaccinated. The figures show 523 out of 706 eligible staff, including agency workers, at older adult care homes had received a first dose by May 9 – meaning 26% have not had a jab. The government is currently in consultation over plans to make the jab mandatory for staff over concerns for residents.
The best and worst areas locally for giving out Covid vaccines NEARLY a quarter of people in Reading have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 29,774 people had received both jabs by May 9 – 23 per cent of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 25,262 were aged 40 and over – 37 per cent of the age group. It means 4,512 people aged between 16 to 39 have received both doses. Across England, a third of people aged 16 and over have received their second vaccine dose. The NHS vaccine data also reveals variation in coverage for residents who had received at least one dose between different areas across Reading.
Vaccination A FIFTH of people aged 45 and over in Reading have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 23,634 people had received both jabs by April 25 – 18% of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 19,209 were aged 45 and over – 34% of the age group. It means 4,425 people aged between 16 and 44 have received both doses. The figures also show 67,538 people in Reading have received at least one jab – 53% of those aged 16 and over. It comes as the government announced an extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab have been secured for a booster vaccination programme in the autumn.