Pop-up vaccine clinics are helping residents boost their immunity before winter hits
Kirklees Council is supporting the NHS winter vaccination programme by encouraging eligible local residents to get their booster.
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Infection rates have dropped, hospital admissions and death rate have also decreased in Kirklees
Kirklees’ Covid-19 infection rate has decreased by 17 per cent over the last week. The number of deaths due to the virus have seen a reduction and hospital admissions have also decreased this week. Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, but infection rates remain high. So we’re encouraging people to be kind and do all you can to keep each other
Read moreRapid Community Testing Centre Opening in Huddersfield
A new covid-19 rapid testing centre for those without symptoms is opening at Upperhead Row, next to the Huddersfield Bus Station.
Read moreThis weekend’s walk-in vaccination clinics timetable
Details of the pop-up and walk-in vaccine clinics taking place across Kirklees this weekend for all local residents.
Read moreThousands Of Kirklees Residents Get COVID Jabs In June
Through a series of free, pop-up vaccination clinics held across the borough, over 5,000 people have been vaccinated so far by primary care and pharmacy providers. The largest clinic at Honley Village Hall organised by Medicare Chemists on Saturday 19 June, saw 743 people vaccinated in one day. These figures are on top of those people who have been vaccinated through the national booking system.
Read moreFree Covid-19 lateral flow tests at mobile collection point
In our ongoing need to continue to take asymptomatic tests, we’re bringing these mobile testing units to an area near you.
Read moreVaccination centre on-site at Fox’s Biscuits
As part of the local vaccination roll-out, Kirklees Council and the NHS are setting-up a Covid-19 vaccination centre on-site at Fox’s Biscuits Factory to give all members of staff the opportunity to receive the first or second dose of the vaccine on 28 May 2021.
Read moreInfection rates rise in Kirklees but restrictions are unchanged
Rates of COVID-19 infections have continued to rise in Kirklees according to data published by Public Health England.
The local data shows that the rate of COVID-19 infection in Kirklees has increased by 20.2% over the past week. In the last seven days where data is available, 89.3 per 100,000 people in Kirklees tested positive for COVID-19, compared to last week when it was 74.3 per 100,000. The increase mirrors trends across Yorkshire and England over recent weeks.
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