{"id":108402,"date":"2021-01-14T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=108402"},"modified":"2021-01-14T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T12:33:59","slug":"north-east-yorkshire-winning-vaccine-race-how-well-is-your-area-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/north-east-yorkshire-winning-vaccine-race-how-well-is-your-area-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"North East & Yorkshire winning vaccine race – how well is your area doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE North East and Yorkshire have surged ahead in the vaccination race, official statistics out today show how well your area is doing. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost half a million doses of the vaccine in the North East of England and Yorkshire have been given to vulnerable Brits – and more than 2.6 million people have had their first jab.<\/p>\n

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How well is your area doing?<\/h3>\n

Doses of Covid vaccination issued per 100,000<\/p>\n

North East and Yorkshire – 4,309<\/p>\n

South West – 4,175<\/p>\n

South East – 3921<\/p>\n

North West – 3,775 <\/p>\n

Midlands – 3,656<\/p>\n

East of England – 2,853<\/p>\n

London – 2,321<\/p>\n

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Total number of vaccine doses given<\/strong><\/p>\n

East Of England – 236,023<\/p>\n

London – 237,524<\/p>\n

Midlands – 447,329<\/p>\n

North East & Yorkshire – 433,045<\/p>\n

North West – 318,445<\/p>\n

South East – 411,257<\/p>\n

South West – 285,332<\/p>\n

In total, more than 3 million doses of the vaccine have been given out. <\/p>\n

But the jabbing divide between different regions was also exposed by Boris Johnson yesterday \u2014 fuelling fears of a postcode lottery in immunisation.<\/p>\n

And figures show only 2,231 people per 100,000 in London had been given the first dose of the vaccine, compared to 4,309 per 100,000 in the North East and Yorkshire. <\/p>\n

The South West was the runner-up in the race to protect vulnerable Brits, with 4,175 people per 100,000 receiving their first dose.<\/p>\n

In total in England, just over a million people aged 80 or over have received a first dose, and 960,699 people under 80 have had their first jab. <\/p>\n

It comes as high street pharmacies, including Boots and Super drug began rolling out vaccinations. <\/p>\n

London Mayor Sadiq Khan demanded answers on why London is lagging behind. <\/p>\n

In a letter to Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi, Mr Khan wrote: "London must receive its fair share of the vaccine supply, proportionate to the size and density of our population and level of need." <\/p>\n

The Labour politician flagged concerns the current formula for doling out doses of the vaccine was unfair, and would lead to "insufficient vaccine doses". <\/p>\n

Mr Khan wrote on Twitter this morning, "I\u2019m hugely concerned that Londoners have received only a tenth of the vaccines that have been given across the country. <\/p>\n

"I\u2019ll be speaking to Government today to ensure we urgently receive an amount of the vaccine that reflects our size, density and the level of need in our city."<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the PM admitted to a committee of MPs there were gaps between different areas. <\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThere are parts of the country where they have done incredibly well in vaccinating the over-80s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell over 50 per cent now in the North East and Yorkshire. <\/p>\n

"It is less good in some other parts of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

It comes as GPs in several areas have reportedly been forced to pause their vaccination programmes so other regions can catch up.<\/p>\n

Some are said to be ready to start vaccinating over-70s but have been denied the doses they need so other parts of the country that are still inoculating the over-80s can have them.<\/p>\n

A Government source has said as many as three million people a week could eventually be vaccinated. <\/p>\n

They said: "We're in a good place and have enough to meet out pledge, with supply continuously improving.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already vaccinating more than 200,000 a day and are nowhere near capacity.<\/p>\n

"If things go smoothly we could well be doing 400,000 a day \u2014 three million a week \u2014 by the start of February.\u201d<\/p>\n

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