Nearly two-thirds of adults in Southend and Basildon have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. NHS data shows 90,962 people had received a vaccine jab by April 11 – 62% of those aged 16 and over Of those vaccinated, 64,869 were aged 50 and over – 92% of the age group. It means 26,093 people aged between 16 to 49 have received a first dose of the vaccine. In Basildon, 91,005 people have had their first Covid jab – 62% of adults. A total of 64,050 of those residents were aged 50 and over – 95% of the age group. That means 26,955 people aged between 16 to 49 have received a first dose of the vaccine. In Castle Point meanwhile, 68% of adults have now had their first jab.
He told Sky News: “From the point of view of the population itself, we’re all dying to get out of lockdown. “From the point of view of the epidemic, I think it’s all a little bit more worrying.” He added: “Chile is a country where the rate of vaccination amongst the population was third highest in the world – they were ahead of us in terms of the number of people who have had the vaccine – and they’re suddenly now into a third wave.” Modelling by Government advisers in the UK has suggested that Monday’s relaxation will not result in a surge of cases that would put pressure on the NHS, but it is “highly likely” that there will be a further resurgence in hospital admissions and deaths after subsequent steps along the road map out of lockdown.
He told Sky News: “From the point of view of the population itself, we’re all dying to get out of lockdown. “From the point of view of the epidemic, I think it’s all a little bit more worrying.” He added: “Chile is a country where the rate of vaccination amongst the population was third highest in the world – they were ahead of us in terms of the number of people who have had the vaccine – and they’re suddenly now into a third wave.” Modelling by Government advisers in the UK has suggested that Monday’s relaxation will not result in a surge of cases that would put pressure on the NHS, but it is “highly likely” that there will be a further resurgence in hospital admissions and deaths after subsequent steps along the road map out of lockdown.
THE areas of south Essex with the best take up of Covid-19 vaccines have been revealed. More than two in five people in Southend and Castle Point have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while more than a third have in Basildon NHS data shows 59,791 people had received a vaccine jab in Southend by March 7 – equating to 41 per cent of those aged 16 and over, according to the latest population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. In Basildon the figure is 56,207, and in Castle Point it is 33,071. Of those vaccinated in Southend, 38,306 were aged 60 or over – 84 per cent of the age group, with Basildon being 36,676 (87 per cent) and Castle Point 24,432, or 85 per cent.