What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
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
Anyone aged 18 or over in Leeds will have the opportunity to get their Covid-19 vaccination this weekend by simply walking into one of a number of vaccination clinics. Dubbed ‘Grab a Jab’ this country-wide vaccination push aims to make it as easy as possible for anyone to receive either
As the NHS continues to run the largest vaccination programme in its history, the local NHS and Leeds City Council have introduced a second women’s-only drop-in vaccine clinic in south Leeds, in partnership with Women’s Lives Leeds. The women’s-only drop-in clinic will take place on Wednesday 30 June 2021, 10am-4pm
The NHS in Leeds and Leeds City Council, working alongside local voluntary and community organisations, are encouraging people to have their Covid vaccine at the vaccination minibus. The minibus will be revisiting the 10 different areas it has already been to across Leeds, including Beeston Hill and Holbeck, to give
The NHS in Leeds is urging people aged 16 and over who provide vital unpaid care and support for others to come forward for their vaccination. Unpaid Carers of elderly or disabled people are included in priority group 6, as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisations. However,
A roadmap to help tackle vaccine take-up inequalities in Leeds was published today ahead of the council’s main decision making executive board meeting next week. Leeds City Council working alongside the NHS and third sector organisations is taking localised action to further increase vaccine uptake across all communities so that
Local health experts and an Imam hold a Facebook Live session on having Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan Health professionals from Leeds will be joined by a local Imam for a Facebook Live session, this will be about the importance of having the Covid-19 vaccine when invited during Ramadan. The session
Staff from the Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust started vaccinating people on a special bus today (23 March 2021) in an attempt to protect people in low uptake areas across Leeds. The vaccination bus programme is a partnership between the NHS, Leeds City Council and local voluntary and
The Directors of Public Health in West Yorkshire are urging people not to be put off from having the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, which they say is not only safe but playing an important role in saving lives. Some European countries have paused the use of the vaccine as a precautionary