Boathouse fire tackled in Caversham );
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FIVE fire crews were sent to tackle a blaze at a boathouse in Caversham Heights on Sunday.
The Grade II listed building on The Warren caught alight at 12.11pm on the ground floor of the boat house at The Warren.
A woman was placed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service after the blaze caused damage to the first and second floors of the building.
Clouds of darks smoke could be seen rising over the property as six firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames using three hose reels and a main jet.
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Vaccinations up and cases down );
THE coronavirus vaccination programme continues to gather pace.
The Bell Surgery in York Road, Henley, has given 2,889 vaccinations, representing just over a third of all its patients, while 277 have received a second dose. The Hart Surgery next door has given more than 3,000 jabs.
Goring and Woodcote’s joint medical practice has given 3,133 patients their first dose, with a 95 per cent uptake in the first four cohorts. Patients in group 6 are still being invited, although 70 per cent of these have now received a jab, with another 84 per cent in group 5. Virus cases in South Oxfordshire have fallen again. There were 77 new infections in the past seven days, compared with 82 the week before. The infection rate is now 54.2 cases per 100,000. In total, 162 people have now died within 28 days of a positive diagnosis, up by two, while 213 died with covid-19 listed as a cause.
Latest vaccine data Around one in five people in Reading have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose.
NHSvaccine figures have been released showing how many people have received a first dose in every area in Reading. The figures show the number of people vaccinated in four age groups – under 70s, 70-74, 75-79 and 80+ – as of February 25. Reading is split into 18 zones across the Reading Borough Council (RBC) local authority borough. The table below shows the number of people who have received at least one dose by which area of Reading they live in, by age group, as well as showing the total amount.
Jabs for vulnerable under-65s
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ADULTS in the Henley area under the age of 65 who are vulnerable due to a medical condition are now being offered a coronavirus vaccination.
Those between 65 and 70 are also being called up for the first of their two jabs, which are administered up to 12 weeks apart, as most aged over 70 have had theirs.
The former will attend their GP surgeries while the over-65s will be asked to visit clinics at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford as part of a national programme.
Those considered vulnerable include people with blood cancer, diseases of the heart, liver or kidneys, diabetes, immune or neurological conditions, chronic illness, obesity or severe mental illness or learning disabilities.