Dr Kathyrn Cobain has urged people to take their Covid vaccine when offered WORCESTERSHIRE’S public health boss has urged people to have the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, after some concerns were raised over its safety. Dr Kathryn Cobain, the director for Public Health in Worcestershire, has urged everybody to take up the vaccine opportunity when they are invited to do so. Her comments came after the UK’s vaccine advisory body said under-30s will be offered an alternative jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine, due to growing evidence linking AstraZeneca jabs to rare blood clots. A review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) found that, by the end of last month, 79 people in the UK has suffered from blood clots following vaccination, with 19 of those people dying.
Pershore Town Hall to become new rapid Covid test site
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Covid home testing kits now available from local libraries
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New rapid Covid test site opening at Evesham Library
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COVID-19 home testing kits will be available from libraries across Worcestershire from April 6. The Government announced last month that residents who have regular contact with children will be able to test themselves for coronavirus twice a week at home. This includes staff of primary and secondary schools, nurseries and colleges, and households and support bubbles of children and students. Testing kits are also available to anyone who works in a related occupation such as school and public transport bus drivers and other childcare providers. Testing kits will be available from libraries in Alvechurch, Bewdley, Broadway, Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Hagley, Pershore, Rubery, St. Johns, Stourport, Tenbury, Upton, Warndon, Woodrow and Wythall.