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Coronavirus West Berkshire: Ray of light as vaccine centre planned for Newbury
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out in parts of the district
Dan Cooper
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CHRISTMAS certainly won’t be the same this year – but there was a glimmer of hope that life might go back to some kind of ‘normal’ as West Berkshire residents started receiving vaccinations this week.
People living in West Berkshire will not be able to meet with anyone outside their own household over the festive period after the district was placed into Tier 4 restrictions.
The new measures, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, mean that residents will not be able to visit friends or family who live in a different home – even on Christmas Day.
Coronavirus West Berkshire: Treat everyone as if they have the virus
Unknown if new strain is in Berkshire
John Herring
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People need to be particular and treat everyone as if they have coronavirus to prevent it from spreading, a senior health official has said.
West Berkshire moved from Tier 2 to the new Tier 4 at the weekend following a rapid increase in cases, coinciding with a new strain of the virus rapidly spreading across the south east.
Director of Public Health Berkshire West Meradin Peachey said there was a combination of the new strain and changing behaviour behind the increase in cases across the South East.
Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine rollout starts in West Berkshire
However surgeries express concern over logistics
Dan Cooper
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THE Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination has arrived in West Berkshire – but some GP surgeries have said they won’t be offering it at this stage due to the logistical nightmare it represents.
There were long queues at Tilehurst Village Surgery on Tuesday as residents waited outside to be given the jab.
However, the Downland Practice in Chieveley – which is linked with the Strawberry Hill Medical Centre and Eastfield House GP practice in Newbury – has confirmed it won’t be giving vaccinations just yet.
The practice said it would be “impossible” to roll out the vaccine without shutting the surgery down to all other work.