Tower Hamlets Covid vaccination programme is under way
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London’s top regional public health director is joining a live online panel - put on by Tower Hamlets Council - for the public to ask questions tonight (Feb 17) about Covid vaccines.
The hour-long webinar aims to give East End households a chance to quiz NHS bosses about the vaccination programme so far and to give information for those ready to take up the offer of the jab when eligible.
Prof Kevin Fenton, London regional director of Public Health England, is joining the online panel about Covid vaccines
Vaccinations can be booked by phone for those eligible
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Anyone eligible for Covid vaccines in the East End can now book their jabs through a new Tower Hamlets Council helpline without having to wait to be notified by the NHS.
Those eligible for the vaccine can make an appointment by phone
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The helpline on
020 7364 3030 is being staffed by call handlers in several languages to help those whose first language isn’t English, to prevent anyone being missed out.
The aim is to speed up mass inoculations, with Tower Hamlets listed as one of the country’s highest rates of virus infections.
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The centre will be open from Wednesday 16
th of December, with vaccinations being given to priority groups identified by NHS England, starting with people over 80.
Professor Colin Bailey, President and Principal of Queen Mary, said: “We’ve worked hard to help in the battle against the global pandemic this year. This includes applying our research power to help make medical breakthroughs and providing leadership of the development of the Nightingale Hospital in London. Just as importantly, many of our students and staff have volunteered in the community to support the most vulnerable.
“I’m incredibly proud of the contribution we are continuing to make, which now includes hosting this vaccination centre. We are deeply embedded in our local community and I am extremely pleased that we can help ensure people in Tower Hamlets benefit from the vaccine as quickly as possible.”