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Mar 2021
Last Updated: 25/03/2021
More than half of Harrogate district population receive covid vaccine
More than half of the Harrogate district's population has received the first dose of a covid vaccine. A total of 82,118 people have been vaccinated so far.
A nurse holds up covid vaccine at the former Great Yorkshire Showground vaccine site. Picture: the Stray Ferret.
More than half of the Harrogate district’s population has received the first dose of a covid vaccine.
NHS England figures show 82,118 people have been vaccinated in the district so far.
The number represents 51% of the district population, which is 160,533 according to latest Office for National Statistics data.
It comes as more than half of the UK adult population have received a first dose of a vaccine.
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Earlier this week, Amanda Bloor, accountable officer at North Yorkshire CCG, said health bosses had been assured by government that there would be enough supply to vaccinate all over-50s by April 15.
A letter from NHS England to hospital bosses across the country warned of a shortage of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine from next month.
Those over-50 and people with underlying health conditions are currently being invited to book a vaccine appointment.
The Great Yorkshire Showground vaccine site has enough capacity to vaccinate 1,800 people per day.
The district also has vaccination centres in Ripon, Knaresborough and Pateley Bridge.
Meanwhile, 14 further cases of covid have been recorded in the Harrogate district.
According to Public Health England figures, it takes the total number of cases since last March to 7,563.
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