27,000 people in top four priority groups vaccinated Date published: 29 January 2021
A patient receiving a vaccination at the mass vaccination centre in east Manchester
More than 27,000 people in the borough have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
In England, over 5.7million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine since vaccinations began on 8 December.
The top four priority groups that are being targeted to receive at least the first dose of a vaccine before 15 February include (in priority order):
residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
people aged 80 years and over
11,000 residents in top three priority groups vaccinated Date published: 22 January 2021
The vaccine is typically delivered by a simple injection in the shoulder
So far, more than 11,000 people in the borough have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine - including residents of 50 of the 57 local care homes.
The majority of over 80-year-old residents in the borough have now received their first vaccination.
In an update to councillors, Rochdale Council chief executive Steve Rumbelow said: It is expected that all care home residents and staff will have received the vaccination by the end of January. Housebound and supported living residents are now starting to be vaccinated and this group is expected to be completed by the end of next week (Friday 29 January).
The borough’s third community vaccination centre has opened today (8 January) at Middleton Health Centre.
The clinic site, at Middleton Health Centre in Middleton Shopping Centre, will administer Covid-19 vaccinations to eligible residents as part of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.
Local people in the nationally defined priority groups, starting with patients aged 80 and over as well as people who work in care homes and health care workers will be invited to attend for their vaccination appointment at the centre, which will operate every day between 8am and 6pm when vaccinations are taking place.
The vaccination programme is being run by groups of GPs with the support of the council and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group.