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CASES of Omicron have tripled in the North East according to recent figures – this is what North East health bosses had to say about the news.
Darlington Director of Public Health, Penny Spring at the town centre pop-up vaccine clinic Pop-up and walk-in clinics are being offered to Darlington residents to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake across the town. Daily walk-in clinics were available last week and are set to make a return on Saturday 7 and Sunday, August 8, from 10am-5pm for Darlington Pride. Walk-in clinics are on at the Darlington Arena every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday until August 30. Penny Spring, the Director of Public Health for Darlington Borough Council, said: “It’s fantastic to see the variety of pop-up an...
Inquiry as Darlington Covid patients avoid self-isolation A PUBLIC health boss has revealed how NHS data has exposed that a significant proportion of residents are not self-isolating, despite payments being offered to do so. While Darlington has the third lowest rate of Covid-19 infection in the North-East, a meeting of the borough’s council heard due to the borough’s population being just over 100,000 “all you need is a damn good house party in Darlington” and the rate would appear to rise markedly. Penny Spring, the borough’s director of public health, told the health and ho...
THE Director of Public Health at Darlington Borough Council says it is 'absolutely fantastic' that the town was chosen for a mass Covid vaccination site. The site at Mowden Arena offers an alternative choice for people to their local GP vaccination service which is already operating throughout the borough. Penny Spring said the mass site would help vaccinate 'so many more people' per day, adding: "It will really help us get as people vaccinated as quickly as possible so it is a really big plus, a great opportunity for Darlington." She added: "It is NHS England who have developed this ...