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2:46 PM April 12, 2021
Health officials are stepping up efforts to offer Covid jabs to Norfolk and Waveney s harder to reach communities
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Officials are stepping up efforts to offer the coronavirus vaccine to vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities across Norfolk and Waveney.
While fresh data published last week revealed 96pc of over-50s in the area had received initial doses, health bosses are keen to get the figure even closer to 100pc.
Health officials are stepping up efforts to offer Covid jabs to Norfolk and Waveney s harder to reach communities
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Roving teams have thus far been working with homeless organisations and charities to ensure first and second jabs are made more accessible.
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The Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney team at Ditchingham. Picture: Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney
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A homelessness charity is set to reopen its shop doors after being closed for more than a year.
The popular Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney shop in Ditchingham was closed on March 16 last year in line with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Based at the All Hallows Convent, Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney is also home to 32 formerly homeless people, so the charity decided to keep the site closed to the public until the autumn to keep the residents safe.
But just before it was due to reopen in November, the second national lockdown was announced..
The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website Norfolk homelessness charity set to reopen shop Homelessness charity Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney is reopening the doors to its popular Ditchingham charity shop after a year-long closure. The charity was forced to shut the shop on March 16, 2020 in line with the lockdown restrictions. Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney, based at the All Hallows Convent, is also home to 32 formerly homeless people, so the charity decided to keep the site closed to the public until the autumn to keep the residents safe. Unfortunately, shortly before it was due to reopen in November, the second national lockdown was announced. This was followed by a third lockdown in January, meaning the doors of the shop have remained closed for more than 12 months.