27,000 people in top four priority groups vaccinated
Date published: 29 January 2021
A patient receiving a vaccination at the mass vaccination centre in east Manchester
More than 27,000 people in the borough have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
In England, over 5.7million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine since vaccinations began on 8 December.
The top four priority groups that are being targeted to receive at least the first dose of a vaccine before 15 February include (in priority order):
residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
people aged 80 years and over