The funding will raise awareness around the vaccine and provide support to vulnerable groups (Photo: Pixabay/Google Maps) Brent Council will benefit from almost three-quarters of a million pounds worth of government funding to support the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. It was awarded £733,333 as part of the Community Champions scheme, which seeks to promote accurate information around the vaccine and assist those most vulnerable to the virus. In Brent, through the Brent Health Matters scheme, the funding will be used to pay for dozens of new ‘health educators’ alongside a series of other initiatives. A spokesperson for Brent Council said: “Community champions sit at the heart of the programme and are made up of residents volunteering their time to help us understand the local needs and perspectives of these communities.
Covid vaccine rollout is slowest in some of England s most infected areas
Concerns over postcode lottery in provision of coronavirus jabs across the country
Areas of England hit hardest by Covid have seen a slower vaccination rollout since the administering of jabs began in December, analysis by The Telegraph has found.
The slowest 10 per cent of areas have seen on average twice as many Covid infections as the top 10 per cent, according to data from NHS England and Public Health England.
According to vaccination data published by NHS England, the percentage of people of all ages receiving their first jab is lowest in parts of London despite the capital seeing large numbers of new cases.
Covid vaccine postcode lottery revealed as Midlands and North outstrip London
First local and regional data on vaccine rollout lays bare North-South divide, with the capital behind many other areas
21 January 2021 • 6:44pm
People queue for Covid vaccines at a vaccination centre in Birmingham. The Midlands has administered more doses than any other region
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Vaccination of vulnerable pensioners differs tenfold between different parts of the country as part of a postcode lottery revealed by new official figures.
The first local and regional data on the vaccine rollout lays bare a significant North-South divide, with London significantly behind the Midlands and Northern areas despite suffering worse Covid case numbers in recent weeks.