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Regional mass vaccination centres in Northern Ireland are closing for first doses 31st July By Emma Taggart Friday 30 Jul 2021, 6:00 AM 3 hours ago 5,307 Views 16 Comments
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ON SUNDAY 25 July, Northern Ireland surpassed the milestone of 70% of the adult population having been fully vaccinated.
As most of those who wanted the vaccine have already come forward to receive it, there are now worries about the vaccination rate of younger age cohorts.
The head of Northern Ireland’s vaccination programme, Patricia Donnelly, told Stormont yesterday that vaccination uptake among the 18-29 age cohort has been “incredibly slow”.
She said it was a cause of “enormous concern” that the pace of the vaccination programme “went off a cliff” in June when it opened to this younger age group.
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During the first wave, rates were relatively low â indeed Derry and Strabane were among the lowest in Northern Ireland â but this changed rapidly as the summer ended; by October the rate of infection on Derryâs Cityside was the worst on these islands â if not farther afield â at more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people.
Measured against that benchmark, the region is clearly in a much better place. According to Fridayâs figures from the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, there were 45.8 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days in Derry and Strabane â still the highest in the North, and more than three times higher than the Northern Irish average of 25.2 â but, importantly, lower than they were a week ago.
Covid-19: Scientists urge final push for NI reopening
By Marie-Louise Connolly
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image captionThe NI Executive has eased some lockdown restrictions in recent weeks, including on indoor hospitality from Monday
One final push is required by the public to ensure Northern Ireland s reopening is a success, a group of scientists has said.
The Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) is a multidisciplinary group of scientists, academics and researchers based across the UK.
The group is independent of government.
It said people s actions could determine the future, especially for the hospitality sector which has borne the brunt of the economic damage.