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Mar 2021
Matt Hancock praises Harrogate's rapid vaccine response
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has praised the speed of the covid vaccination rollout in the Harrogate district.
Responding to a question in the House of Commons yesterday from Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones, Mr Hancock said health staff in the district had done an "amazing job" delivering the vaccine.
He said it meant Harrogate had a higher number of residents vaccinated than the national average.
Mr Hancock said:
Mr Jones had asked if the UK was on track to give everyone their second dose of the vaccine within 12 weeks of the first. Mr Hancock said it was.
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- Great Yorkshire Showground can give 1,800 vaccines in a day
- Harrogate district vaccine boost as over 50s prepare for jab
Data published last week by NHS England revealed that 48,000 people in the Harrogate district have now received one of the approved vaccines.
Harrogate, Ripon, and now Knaresborough, all have vaccination sites.
In an interview with the Stray Ferret, Dr Chris Preece, a GP partner in Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, said that Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground site was able to carry out up to 1,800 vaccinations a day.
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