A DOCTOR has said a GP surgery in Dorchester has vaccinated more than half of its adult patients - and said patients will start receiving the second dose by April 5. Dr Jenny Bubb said last week that more than 19,000 people have received the first of two Covid-19 vaccinations at the The Atrium Health Centre in Weymouth Avenue after the centre launched its mass vaccination programme on January 16. Dr Bubb, who is clinical director for Mid-Dorset Primary Care Network. said patients will receive the second dose of the vaccine 11 weeks after their first jab. She said: We have now given more than 19,000 vaccinations at the Atrium and over 50 per cent of our adult population have received a first vaccine.
A DOCTOR has said a GP surgery in Dorchester is vaccinating up to 120 people an hour at its busiest time. Dr Jenny Bubb said 12,000 people have received the first of two Covid-19 vaccinations at the The Atrium Health Centre in Weymouth Avenue after the centre launched its mass vaccination programme on January 16. On its busiest day, the centre saw a total of 1,380 people receive the vaccine, according to Dr Bubb, who is clinical director for Mid-Dorset Primary Care Network. The centre still needs to provide the vaccine to its remaining 36,000 patients across its network - with attention now turning to the age group of 65 years and over.