A Covid jab being administered at King s Lynn Corn Exchange
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Almost five months after the world s first coronavirus vaccine was administered here in the UK, more than 50 million doses have been given out across the country.
Since December, hundreds of thousands of sleeves have been rolled up in Norfolk and Waveney, and a significant proportion of its most vulnerable and elderly residents are fully vaccinated.
A Covid jab is administered at the large-scale vaccination centre in Castle Quarter, Norwich
- Credit: Danielle Booden
But just how well is the area s rollout going and when can you expect to receive your vaccine?
Under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
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Under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with extremely rare blood clots.
The UK s medicines regulator, the MHRA, said 242 blood clots had been discovered among 28 million people who received first doses of the AZ jab up to April 28.
A Covid vaccine being administered at the mass vaccination centre in Castle Quarter, Norwich
- Credit: Danielle Booden
That is an incidence rate of 10.5 per million.
Just six clots were reported among the six million who received second doses of the vaccine - one in a million.
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In intensive care, day and night just merged into one. I wouldn t wish it on anybody.
Chris Richardson, from Norwich, has urged people to get their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine
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Now on the road to recovery, Mr Richardson has had his first jab and is booked in for a second.
The retired factory worker has encouraged anyone reluctant about getting the vaccine to think again. For me, the jab was a little bit sore in the arm but that s it, he added. My partner hates needles and she didn t even notice it was done.