Published:
6:00 PM May 18, 2021
People in Norfolk and Waveney have been asked not to contact their GP over second Covid jabs
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Health bosses have urged people not to contact their GP after it was announced some Covid jabs would be brought forward.
Doctors surgeries in Norfolk and Waveney have been bombarded with calls since a change in the national guidance was announced last week.
People in Norfolk and Waveney have been asked not to contact their GP over second Covid jabs
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Over-50s and those deemed clinically vulnerable will now be given second doses within eight weeks of their first, rather than 12 as was previously advised.
The Covid vaccination centre at King s Lynn Corn Exchange
- Credit: Ian Burt
Almost a million coronavirus jabs have been given out in Norfolk and Waveney, new figures have revealed.
Fresh data published by NHS England on Thursday shows 948,430 injections have been administered since the vaccination programme began in December.
A Covid vaccine being administered at Castle Quarter in Norwich
- Credit: Danielle Booden
During the latest seven-day period, up to May 9, another 53,705 people across the area received shots.
It represents a slight improvement on last week, when
Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership continues to have the second-best vaccination rate in the country when it comes to follow-up doses, at 40.4pc.
The Covid vaccination centre at King s Lynn Corn Exchange
- Credit: Ian Burt
Almost a million coronavirus jabs have been given out in Norfolk and Waveney, new figures have revealed.
Fresh data published by NHS England on Thursday shows 948,430 injections have been administered since the vaccination programme began in December.
A Covid vaccine being administered at Castle Quarter in Norwich
- Credit: Danielle Booden
During the latest seven-day period, up to May 9, another 53,705 people across the area received shots.
It represents a slight improvement on last week, when
Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership continues to have the second-best vaccination rate in the country when it comes to follow-up doses, at 40.4pc.