People in North East Lincolnshire started rolling their sleeves up in the fight against COVID a year ago today. Now the public is being urged to pull together once more to shield our most vulnerable from the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the virus. Approximately 300,000 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered…
2 years ago | COVID-19Cases of COVID in the over 60s across North East Lincolnshire have plummeted by up to 42 per cent in the last two weeks. These latest figures, says the borough’s health chief Geoff Barnes, show that booster jabs are working. And, as cases overall remain worryingly high locally, he urged everyone to get their vaccines…
2 years ago | COVID-19From 30 November for at least three weeks, Government have introduced temporary measures to respond to the emergence of UK cases of the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron. The Government have done this to try to slow the spread of the new variant in the UK while work is done to find out as much…
2 years ago | COVID-19Public Health officials have welcomed the return of students to the classroom as the new school term starts, stressing the importance of children and young people returning to some normality and benefitting from the education, social and health and wellbeing effects of the school environment. After a year of disruption due to COVID, public health…
3 years ago | COVID-1916 and 17 year olds in North East Lincolnshire are now being offered the COVID vaccine following an announcement by the Government last week. The move to get all 16 and 17 year olds vaccinated with their first jab before the return to school in September is hoped to reduce the risk of the virus…
3 years ago | Children and familiesAs the Government continues with its roadmap out of lockdown, today marks the end of the so called ‘pingdemic’ – meaning people under 18 or double vaccinated don’t have to isolate if they have had contact with someone with COVID-19. But what, in reality does this mean…. What is changing today? You will no longer…
3 years ago | COVID-19Midwives and doctors in North East Lincolnshire are strongly recommending all pregnant women have their COVID vaccination. Having both doses of the vaccination offers the best protection against COVID. Catching COVID can cause problems with pregnancy. Women with COVID are 2 to 3 times more likely to have their babies early than women without COVID….
3 years ago | COVID-19More people than ever before are having to self-isolate due to the spread of coronavirus. Many businesses are finding themselves short-staffed and some shops are struggling to remain open. Don’t panic – we’ve compiled a list of the best ways to avoid having to self-isolate! Social distance We still have one of the highest Covid…
3 years ago | COVID-19As restrictions relaxed earlier this week, there is a plea to the 160000 people of our borough to carry on keeping safe and getting vaccinated. Latest figures, released today (Tuesday) show that whilst more people are in hospital and the area has experienced its first new outbreaks in care homes, the uptake of the vaccine…
3 years ago | COVID-19Patients entering GP surgeries across the Humber are being reminded they should continue to wear a face mask and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in most settings in England from Monday, 19 July. However, as infection rates rise significantly across the region, health bosses in the Humber are reiterating the message that…
3 years ago | COVID-19