70% of adults now had first vaccine dose in Norfolk & Waveney
That's according to NHS England
Last updated 30th Apr 2021
Almost 70% of people aged over 16 in Norfolk and Waveney have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, newly released figures show.
According to data published today by NHS England and NHS Improvement 69% of adults in Norfolk and Waveney have received their first dose, compared to 62% of adults in England. This puts us fifth out of the 42 health and care systems in England.
The figures also show that 31% of people aged over 16 in Norfolk and Waveney have received their second dose, compared to 24% of adults in England. This puts us second out of the 42 health and care systems. Some 83% of people aged over 70 have received their second dose.
A total of 845,669 doses of vaccine have been given locally since the start of the vaccination programme. In the week to last Sunday 25 April an additional 66,257 doses were given of which 12,207 were first doses and 54,050 were second doses.
Melanie Craig, Chief Executive of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said:
"The vaccination programme continues to make strong progress in Norfolk and Waveney and people aged 42 or over, or those who will turn 42 before 1 July 2021, are now eligible for a vaccination alongside other priority groups."