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Covid-19 testing packs available across the borough Date published: 21 April 2021
It is recommended that you take a test at a FAST site first before you use home testing packs
As part of the national roadmap out of restrictions, the government is asking the public to take-up twice weekly LFT tests, known in the borough as FAST testing.
This is quick and easy to do and you will be playing your part in helping to stop the spread of the virus, while teams work on the vaccine rollout.
Andrea Fallon, director of public health at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “Testing is widely available to all our residents across the borough and that’s because it’s a really important part of our roadmap out of restrictions. We’ve been really committed in providing a strong testing offer.
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86% of borough s priority groups have received at least one vaccine Date published: 09 April 2021
Vaccination centre at the Phoenix Centre in Heywood
A staggering 86% of people in the first nine priority groups across the Rochdale borough have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as of Friday (9 April).
A third of people over the age of 70 in Greater Manchester have received their second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine as infection rates continue to fall.
Residents in the Rochdale borough in groups one to nine, which includes everyone aged 50 and over, can phone or email to book an appointment for their first dose of a vaccine.
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