vaccine

View article Call for people to join Hull’s vaccine drive

Call for people to join Hull’s vaccine drive

15th December 2021

An urgent call has been issued for workers to join a drive to get thousands of people vaccinated. Local NHS teams have urged applicants to register with the Humber Coast and Vale Vaccination Programme Bank. There are opportunities for several roles in the vaccine delivery programme. They may include admin, healthcare assistant and vaccine delivery […]

View article Coronavirus rules: what the changes mean for you

Coronavirus rules: what the changes mean for you

17th August 2021

With national changes this week to advice on isolation, Julia Weldon, Hull’s Director of Public Health, has explained the new guidance. Everyone who has had both doses of the vaccine (as long as their second dose was 14 days ago), and everyone aged 18 and under, no longer needs to isolate if they are a […]

View article No appointment needed: pop-up vaccination clinics come to Hull

No appointment needed: pop-up vaccination clinics come to Hull

5th July 2021

Pop-up vaccination clinics are being held in the city over the next few weeks to ensure every person has the chance to be protected. Vaccinations are now available to all adults aged over 18. In Hull, 76.7 per cent of those eligible have had their first dose and 96.2 per cent for people aged 40 […]

View article Coronavirus: reflecting one year on

Coronavirus: reflecting one year on

3rd March 2021

On March 3, 2020, Hull’s first Coronavirus case was identified. Less than three weeks later, with cases climbing nationally, the government announced an initial UK-wide lockdown. On the anniversary of that local case, with the city’s must vulnerable now immunised and the vaccine continuing to roll out, health leaders at Hull City Council have reflected […]

View article Vaccine centre a ‘huge step forward’ but we must remain cautious – Hull health lead

Vaccine centre a ‘huge step forward’ but we must remain cautious – Hull health lead

12th February 2021

With Hull City Hall now operating as the Humber region’s largest vaccination centre, Hull City Council’s Director of Public Health, Julia Weldon, has welcomed the development but said social distancing remains ‘as critical as ever’. The council has provided City Hall, in Queen Victoria Square, in the city centre, which reopened its doors as a […]