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Figures show vaccination rates remain low in areas with large Jewish communities
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Figures show vaccination rates remain low in areas with large Jewish communities
Camden, Haringey, Westminster and Barnet have been awarded money from the government's Community Vaccine Champions scheme.
A Haringey nurse administers a Covid-19 vaccine - Credit: Haringey Council More than a million individual Covid-19 vaccines have been given across five boroughs in north London. In Camden 38,511 people are fully vaccinated, along with 40,220 in Haringey and 31,254 in Westminster, according to data from NHS England, released on May 6. In Barnet, due to an older population, 86,427 people have had both jabs. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) around 60% of adults in Camden are under 45. In Barnet the equivalent figure is just 51%. The vaccine roll-out as a whole, ...
More than 100,000 people in Haringey have had a Covid jab The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme has reached a significant milestone in Haringey after 100,000 people received their first jab. Latest figures from the NHS show 100,600 people across the borough have now had their first dose of the vaccine, and 40,220 people have now had both doses. With the vaccination programme continuing to be rolled out at pace, the NHS is on track to offer all UK adults their first jab by the end of July. Everyone aged 40 years old and over is currently being invited to book their vaccine ap...
Residents outside the Highgate care home - Credit: Polly Hancock Haringey Council says there is “no evidence of any cases of legionella infection” at Mary Feilding Guild. The Highgate care home’s new owner, Mitesh Dhanak, claimed last week there was “widespread Legionella” at the facility, and that it was awaiting “urgent advice” on whether the home was safe to remain open. Haringey Council confirmed Legionella was found in water samples, but Highgate councillor Liz Morris (Lib Dem) challenged the new owner’s failure to mention the bacteria, until now. The nursing home...