Harborough Leads The Way With Spring Covid Booster Jabs

More people across Harborough than anywhere else in Leicestershire have had a spring Covid booster vaccine.

Just under 8,500 jabs have been given, which is 75% of the district’s population eligible for one.

The NHS is now urging those yet to take up the offer of the vaccine, available to over 75’s, residents in care homes and others with a weakened immune system, to do so before the current vaccination programme ends on June 30th.

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Dr Fahreen Dhanji, a Leicestershire GP and a clinical lead for the local vaccination programme said: “It’s particularly important that people with a weakened immune system do top up their immunity against Covid-19 by getting a booster vaccine.

“Over time the protection you get from previous Covid vaccines reduces, meaning that it is important for those that are already vulnerable or more susceptible to contracting viruses such as Covid to get vaccinated regularly.

“Especially as booster vaccines are updated to target different Covid variants and offer more protection against current strains of the virus. Covid hasn’t gone away and if you’re at higher risk please get your vaccine now to get maximum protection.”

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