NHS vaccination groups have visited each care dwelling throughout the nation to supply Covid boosters and flu jabs.
A complete of 15,019 care properties have been visited by vaccination groups – with 88.6% of eligible residents boosted, NHS England stated.
This consists of lots of of properties which wanted to have visits rearranged due to Covid-19 outbreaks.
Residents who haven’t but acquired their booster can obtain one both by way of a vaccine workforce returning to a house, by way of their GP or by way of the Nationwide Reserving Service.
The NHS nationwide medical director, Prof Sir Stephen Powis, stated: “I’m delighted that our devoted NHS employees have been ready to enter each care dwelling in England within the final 12 weeks to ensure residents are protected forward of Christmas, that means they’ll spend a lot wanted time with household and pals with out the anxiousness of spreading Covid and its potential penalties.
“It’s implausible that so many residents are already updated with their jabs and I’d encourage everybody eligible to get vaccinated as quickly as potential as we head into colder months the place we notoriously see elevated sickness and hospitalisation – particularly among the many aged.”
The NHS director for vaccinations and screening, Steve Russell, stated: “Care dwelling residents are amongst these we prioritised in the beginning of this rollout to ensure our hard-working groups of vaccinators may get to as many care properties and supply safety to as many residents as shortly as potential.
“We’ve got now visited each care dwelling to supply life-saving safety from Covid simply in time to ensure family members can spend time collectively this Christmas and I’d urge anybody eligible however but to get their jab to ebook an appointment now.”
The variety of folks in hospital with Covid in England has risen 22% in every week, in line with the newest figures.
Covid an infection ranges are on the rise throughout a lot of the UK once more, with an estimated 1.3 million folks in personal households testing constructive within the week to five December. That is up 16% from 1.1 million within the earlier week.
The NHS can be urging these eligible to get their flu vaccine. Flu is now “circulating extensively” throughout the nation, with a pointy improve in hospital instances final week, significantly among the many over-85s and youngsters beneath 5, in line with the UK Well being Safety Company (UKHSA).
Powis stated: “Whereas we now have seen a resurgence in flu and different winter diseases this 12 months, there are nonetheless round 6,000 sufferers in hospital with Covid and that’s the reason it has been so vital that we shield these most susceptible to the illness with a booster, together with individuals who reside in care properties.”
