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Why vaccine uptake is lower in Reading and Slough Why has uptake of the vaccine been lower in Reading and Slough than in other parts of Berkshire? The latest data, released today, shows Reading and Slough are 7-12 per cent behind other areas in Berkshire in terms of the percentage of the population that has received at least one dose of a Covidvaccine. In Reading and Slough, 25 per cent of people aged 16 and above have received a vaccine, as of the latest data from March 11. In West Berkshire, Wokingham, Bracknell, and Windsor & Maidenhead, between 32 and 37 per cent of people over 16 have received a dose of the vaccine, with the highest uptake in West Berkshire (37 per cent).
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Vaccines substantially reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations: Scotland study
About 650,000 people in Scotland received the Pfizer vaccine during the study period and 490,000 had the AstraZeneca shot, according to the Usher Institute.
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LONDON: Hospitalisations with COVID-19 were substantially reduced after the first dose of the two-dose Pfizer/BioNtech and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines by 85 per cent and 94 per cent respectively, a first-of-its-kind assessment of the UK s vaccine rollout programme revealed on Monday.
A research led by the Public Health Scotland (PHS) found at four weeks after the first dose, hospital admissions were reduced by 85 per cent for the Pfizer/BioNtech and 94 per cent Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs the two vaccines currently being administered UK-wide by the National Health Service (NHS).
The research comes after figures last week showed deaths falling fastest among over 85s and care home residents, who were vaccinated first Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of Covid-19 admissions to Scotland’s hospitals, landmark research suggests. The study is the first to describe across an entire country the effect of the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs in the community on preventing severe illness resulting in hospitalisation. Previous results about vaccine efficacy have come from clinical trials. By the fourth week after receiving the initial dose, the Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were shown to reduce the risk of hospitalisation from Covid-19 by up to 85 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.