How Newcastle went from Covid vaccine 'trailblazer' to lagging far behind on jab rollout Just 56% of adults in Newcastle have been given their first dose of a vaccine, far behind all of the city's North East neighbours and the national average 12:00, 5 JUN 2021 Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Newcastle is lagging at the back of the North East’s efforts to vaccinate people against Covid-19 – and faces a race against time to meet the target of offering every adult a jab by July 31.