It means 5,845 people aged between 16 to 44 have received both doses. Across England, more than a quarter of people aged 16 and over have received their second vaccine dose. It has led to a forecast from the Bank of England that the economy will grow this year at its fastest pace since the Second World War. The Bank predicts gross domestic product (GDP) – a measure of the size of the economy – will rebound by 7.25% in 2021, up from its previous prediction of 5% and the best year of growth since official records began in 1948. The Bank said: “New Covid cases in the United Kingdom have continued to fall, the vaccination program is proceeding apace, and restrictions on economic activity are easing.”
The data also reveals variation in coverage between different areas across Herefordshire. The proportion of residents prioritised for vaccinations, such as those aged 50 and over, is one factor that could affect vaccine coverage. Areas with the highest coverage: 1) Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath, with 74.3% of people aged 16 and over given their first dose 2) Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington, 72.7% 3) Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham, 72.3% Areas with the lowest coverage: 1) Hereford South West, 54.1% 2) Hereford Central, 54.4% 3) Hereford South, 54.7%. Across England, 26.9 million people had received their first dose of a vaccine by April 11, covering 59% of the population aged 16 and over. That includes 20 million people aged 50 and over – 95% of the age group.
THE rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Herefordshire has slowed as expected, latest figures reveal. Just 717 people had a first dose of the Covid-19 jab last week, NHS data up to April 4 shows. That is down from 5,757 the previous week, and 10,042 a fortnight ago. But the figures do show that two-thirds of people in Herefordshire have received their first dose. The data shows 103,134 people had received a vaccine jab by April 4 – equating to 64 per cent of those aged 16 and over, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Of those vaccinated, 84,596 were aged 50 or over – 94 per cent of the age group.
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AN AREA of Hereford recorded almost no Covid cases in the latest seven-day figures released by the Government. Hereford South West was classed as having ‘suppressed’ coronavirus and recorded less than three cases in the latest seven-day localised figures up until February 11. Being classed as “suppressed”, means that fewer than three cases have been recorded in the seven-day figures. Exact figures in areas lower than three cases are not shown to “protect individuals’ identities”. Just five Covid-19 cases were recorded in Hereford Central and saw a reduction of 79 per cent, the equivalent of 19 cases, in the seven days up until February 11.