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That includes 13.3 million people aged 40 and over – 47% of the age group. In total, 29.4 million people had received at least one dose of a vaccine by the same date, covering 65% of people over 16. Despite the success of the rollout, some staff at care homes in Reading have not been vaccinated. The figures show 523 out of 706 eligible staff, including agency workers, at older adult care homes had received a first dose by May 9 – meaning 26% have not had a jab. The government is currently in consultation over plans to make the jab mandatory for staff over concerns for residents.

The best and worst areas locally for giving out Covid vaccines NEARLY a quarter of people in Reading have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 29,774 people had received both jabs by May 9 – 23 per cent of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 25,262 were aged 40 and over – 37 per cent of the age group. It means 4,512 people aged between 16 to 39 have received both doses. Across England, a third of people aged 16 and over have received t...

An Upper Tulpehocken Township man was in Berks County Prison on May 3 following his arrest on charges he assaulted his domestic partner and their dog. Jason E. Calvaresi, 36, of the 6000 block of Old Route 22, was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail after arraignment Sunday night, May 2, before District Judge Ann L. Young in Reading Central Court. Calvaresi faces charges of aggravated and simple assault and cruelty to animals. - Advertisement - On Sunday afternoon, May 2, police were called to a report of a domestic violence incident. A trooper spoke with the woman outside her residence. She said ...

Vaccination A FIFTH of people aged 45 and over in Reading have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 23,634 people had received both jabs by April 25 – 18% of those aged 16 and over, based on the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those to have received both jabs, 19,209 were aged 45 and over – 34% of the age group. It means 4,425 people aged between 16 and 44 have received both doses. The figures also show 67,538 people in Reading have received at least one jab – 53% of those aged 16 and over. It comes...

stock image. HALF of people in Reading have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal. NHS data shows 62,985 people had received a vaccine jab by April 4 – equating to 49% of those aged 16 and over, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those vaccinated, 44,204 were aged 50 or over – 96% of the age group. It means 18,781 people aged between 16 and 49 have received a first dose of the vaccine. The data also reveals variation in coverage between different areas across Reading. The proportion of residents pr...