Tag: Coronavirus

Leeds health chiefs issue ‘don’t delay’ plea for Covid-19 boosters and flu jabs

Eligible people in Leeds are being urged to protect themselves against serious illness this winter by getting both their Covid-19 booster and flu jab as soon as they are invited. Those most at risk from Covid-19 are being invited for a booster jab six months after they had their second

Covid jabs underway for 16 and 17 year olds

Sixteen and seventeen year olds in Leeds now get their Covid-19 vaccine ahead of going back to school or college in September. Following the recent recommendations from the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the local NHS has been working with partners to ensure all 16 and 17-year-olds can get vaccinated

Doctor’s plea to get jabbed as hospital admissions increase 

The doctor leading the COVID-19 vaccination programme in West Yorkshire is calling on those who haven’t been vaccinated to get their jabs, as hospital admissions for the virus continue to rise sharply. Dr Phil Wood, the Senior Responsible Officer for the West Yorkshire Vaccination Programme, said: “We have seen week-on-week

Leeds hospitals ask public to continue to follow Hands, Face, Space

Patients, staff and anyone working with Leeds Teaching Hospitals are being asked to continue wearing a mask on site and socially distance, even after ‘Freedom Day’ on Monday (19 July 2021). Whilst restrictions are being lifted in most public places, strict Infection Control needs to be followed in hospitals and

Get jabbed at Elland Road this weekend

Young people urged to get their vaccine to make the most of new ‘freedoms’  A walk-in vaccination service will operate at Elland Road vaccination centre this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (16-18 July 2021) from 7:30am-5:30pm. There will also be a walk-in clinic at Trinity Centre in the city