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By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
MP Jacob Young met with Middlesbrough GP Dr Ifti Lone yesterday
NORTH-East doctors are urging people to come for their Covid-19 vaccines, with reports of an increase in missed appointments due to fears about safety. Middlesbrough doctor Ifti Lone, of the Eston Primary Care Network, is reassuring patients about its safety and is urging people to come for their jabs. A number of European countries have paused the rollout of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots in a small number of recipients. Dr Lone, who is a GP at Normanby Medical Centre, said: We have seen an increase in the number of patients missing their vaccine appointments due to fears over safety.
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