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Feb 2021
Last Updated: 27/02/2021
48,000 people have covid vaccine in Harrogate district
NHS England has started to publish local data on the amount of people who have been vaccinated across the country. Figures show more than 48,000 people have had a first dose in the Harrogate district.
A nurse holds up covid vaccine at the former Great Yorkshire Showground vaccine site. Picture: the Stray Ferret.
More than 48,000 people have had the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine in the Harrogate district.
NHS England has started to publish local data on the amount of people who have been vaccinated across the country.
According to the figures, 48,753 first doses have been given in the district so far.
The number includes:
- 10,651 people aged over 80
- 7,216 over 75
- 9,829 over 70
- 21,057 under 70
It comes as a vaccination site is due to open in Knaresborough today at the town’s former Lidl supermarket.
Read more:
- Great Yorkshire Showground can give 1,800 vaccines in a day
- Harrogate district vaccine boost as over 50s prepare for jab
The Knaresborough site is run by Homecare Pharmacy Services, which is based in the town.
Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said this week that it was likely other community pharmacies could start offering the vaccine in North Yorkshire as the rollout filters down to everyone over the age of 18 by the end of July.
Ms Bloor added that the county is on track to achieve the government target of offering all over 50s the jab by April 15.
The new centre will mean the district will have vaccination sites in Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough.
In an interview with the Stray Ferret, Dr Chris Preece, a GP partner in Boroughbridge and Knaresborough, said that the Great Yorkshire Showground site was able to carry out up to 1,800 vaccinations a day.
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