Speaking in a Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce webinar, specialist registrar Rebecca Pickup said: At the moment we have thr nine priority groups, they re set nationally by Government and not locally by Government. They are based on reducing deaths, mortality, the people who are likely to have the worst impact of Covid. She said uptake had been fantastic in Herefordshire and Worcestershire so far, adding: We have five local vaccination centres, one in Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Leominster and two in Hereford. There s lots of vaccination centres to go to, and there s a regional centre planned. That s for the Three Counties in Malvern, but that hasn t come online yet. That s expected to come online within the next month, or something like that.
Frederick Durber at Askham Bar park-and-ride in York after receiving the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire A YORK-headquartered business has joined the national Covid effort by delivering mass vaccination centres across the UK. Portakabin, the market leading modular building expert, has been helping the cause as the national COVID immunisation programme accelerates. Starting with the launch of the Askham Bar vaccination centre in York on January 18, the specialist building constructed by Portakabin is enabling 8,000 extra vaccination appointments to be made available to patients, health and social care staff across the region. “We are delighted to be part of this amazing national effort,” said Portakabin chief executive officer Derek Carter.
HALIFAX Students in Nova Scotia returned to the classroom Monday, after a three-week break from school. My daughter is really excited about the classes, returning to see her friends and her teacher, said one parent. Concerned by what the holiday might bring, the province opted for an extended break. We know that after taking an additional week to assess the situation with COVID in Nova Scotia that our students will be returning to a safe learning environment, said Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill. Churchill says students and staff shouldn t expect much of a change in classroom procedures. We are going to continue to work with public health to monitor the situation but we feel really good right now, Churchill said.