Why Newcastle 'lags behind' rest of North East in Covid vaccine uptake among every age group Newcastle is behind its six closest neighbours in vaccinating every eligible age group so far, but officials say figures are better than most comparable cities in England 18:00, 21 APR 2021 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now 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