Lincolnshire health bosses warn risk of getting infected at all time high
From today people who have been double jabbed and those under 18 will not have to isolate
North East Lincolnshire's public health director is warning rates could go up in schools from September.
It comes as under-18s and those who have been double jabbed won’t have to isolate from today if they’ve been notified on the app.
The change was announced last month, as part of step 4 of the Government’s COVID-19 roadmap out of lockdown.
People that fall under the category are now being advised to take a PCR test if they have been in close contact with someone who has teste positive.
Geoff Barnes, public health director, North East Lincolnshire, said:
“Its going to be challenging especially when schools and colleges go back it will hopefully persuade people with the value of the double vaccination and the positive impact it can have on their lives they think we might see schools impacted.
“We’re seeing an Extremely high uptake in 70 plus - greater than 95% for both doses in terms of younger people there is quite a bit to be done to get the second dose that's partly due to time scales but I think we also need to persuade people that the second dose is really needed to deal with the delta variant.
“It’s certainly a good idea for the employment perspective - a lot of areas have been struggling in terms of having their staff off work over the summer. Where we've had very high rates across the region what impact it will have on the spread of the virus I think remains to be seen.
“We’re still getting a lot of people in hospital even quite young people who haven't been vaccinated and pregnant women in particular being impacted. I just say it's not over it in terms of encouraging people to act safely I think those messages are important now as they've ever been."
People in Grimsby have been sharing their views, some told us they are happy with the news.
“Because I haven’t been jabbed, that would be fine yeah, it's about protecting each other I think it's a good idea it's about time they stopped it now."
Another said:
“If it requires self isolation for those who cant get double jabbed yet then so be it until times right.”