Portsmouth Hospital 1 of 50 in National Vaccine Rollout
It has been announced that Portsmouth University Hospital will be 1 of 50 hospitals in the United Kingdom to be included in the first wave of vaccine roll-out across the country. The decision was announced on the 6th December.
Portsmouth University Hospital, which operates mainly from its principal site the Queen Alexandra Hospital, is expected to begin vaccinations from the 15th December onwards. The protocols in place dictate that those over the age of 80, care home workers, and NHS staff considered at risk will be the first to receive their jabs.
The rate of coronavirus cases in Portsmouth is 177.8 per 100,000 people every week, above the average rate across England, which was 165.9 last week, and significantly more than Southampton, which has 78.4 cases per 100,000 people.
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