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HEALTH bosses are urging vaccinated people to continue to follow coronavirus restrictions. Health and public health leaders in Dorset have issued a joint reminder that even if you have been vaccinated for Covid-19, you still need to follow the national restrictions. Dr Karen Kirkham, clinical lead for the Dorset Covid vaccination programme, said: "The first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine should give you good protection from coronavirus. Please remember that protection takes up to three weeks to kick in and so there is a chance you might still get or spread coronavirus even if you have had...

TWO more Dorset schools have confirmed coronavirus cases.

CORONAVIRUS outbreaks have gripped Dorset care homes, with dozens of residents and staff members affected. Dorset Council said Covid-19 was 'spreading much faster than previously' which has led to higher levels of infection rates in care homes and impacting staffing numbers. Dorset Care Homes Association said there were currently 92 care homes out of 281 with 'open situations' of Covid across the Dorset and BCP Council areas. Castleman House in Blandford Forum, and Wordsworth House Care Home in Swanage are among those affected. The council said Covid-19 is spreading 'much faster than...

St Osmund’s Middle School (top left), Westfield Arts College (top right), Damer’s First School (bottom left) and St Mary's CE VC First School (bottom right) have all confirmed cases of coronavirus. Picture: Google FOUR Dorset schools have confirmed cases of coronavirus, with students and staff self-isolating as a result. Despite schools being closed to most pupils, they must remain open for children of key workers and vulnerable pupils. St Osmund’s Middle School, based on Barnes Way in Dorchester, and Damer’s First School on Liscombe Street in Poundbury, both reported single cas...

A DORSET care home has appealed for help after a number of residents and staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Wordsworth House Care Home, Belle Vue Road, Swanage, is working with Dorset Council and Public Health Dorset, after a routine swab test of residents returned positive results. According to local reports, 34 out of 40 residents, and 30 staff members, have tested positive for the virus at the privately-run home. Dorset Council’s Swanage ward member, Cllr Gary Suttle, said: “They have had Covid-19 at the home and have called on Dorset Council to assist to keep staffing...