Covid-19 vaccine in high demand amongst 12-15 year olds across Herts
Director of Public Health Jim McManus said vaccine uptake "higher than expected"
Last updated 7th Oct 2021
Public Health bosses in Hertfordshire are having to draft more people in to help vaccinate school children.
It comes as the latest data shows children aged between 12-15 are among those most likely to test positive for the virus.
Three weeks ago the go the government gave the go-ahead for school children in the above age group to receive the jab.
So far, already more than 6,900 pupils in the county’s secondary schools – that’s one in 10 – have had the vaccine.
Since then, however over 100 schools across the county have seen a rise in cases.
According to the county council, there are currently 112 confirmed outbreaks in educational settings – including schools, nurseries and colleges.
Some have reintroduced measures such as mask-wearing and increased ventilation in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Speaking at a virtual event Tuesday (October 5) director of public health Jim McManus said, “One of the reasons we have managed to have some form of normality is because of the sheer number of people taking the vaccine up.
If we didn’t have the number of people taking the vaccine up the hospitals would be much fuller and there would be many more people dying than there are now.
The best present you can give yourself is getting vaccinated – and the best present you can give others is getting vaccinated."