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Those particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 were told to shield (file photo) Picture: PA THOUSANDS of vulnerable patients in Darlington, County Durham and North Yorkshire were not told to shield until months after lockdown began last year, figures reveal. A group of MPs said the Government's lack of planning created a postcode lottery with areas across England reporting unacceptable variations in the numbers shielding. The Government originally asked those most vulnerable to Covid-19 to isolate in March last year. NHS Digital figures show 15,625 patients in County Durham were on the shi...

More than 400,000 people in England had their Covid risk over-estimated by the NHS because of an over-cautious algorithm. The QCovid algorithm, used to help identify who should be shielding or getting early access to vaccines, automatically put people into higher risk categories when data was missing, health news site Pulse reported.  If their weight wasn't recorded they were assumed to be obese and if their ethnicity was missing they were filed under black – both of which would assume someone was at a higher-than-average risk of severe Covid-19. Doctors in York double-checking isolation l...

Local health and care organisations are moving to the next stage of the Covid-19 vaccine programme in the area.

The passing of the 15 million vaccinations mark paves the way for the next phase of the the rollout.

The passing of the 15 million vaccinations mark paves the way for the next phase of the the rollout.