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Coronavirus Update 4th March 2021

People aged 60 and over are now eligible for their COVID vaccination

This week people aged 60 to 64 will be starting to receive their invitations to book their COVID jab. Letters will be arriving from the national booking service inviting them to visit www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination or call 119 free of charge to arrange their appointment. By following these steps, anyone in this group will be able to book an appointment at the larger vaccination centres or pharmacy led services. Extending the programme to those aged 60 and over means that everyone in the first seven priority groups are now eligible for their vaccination, with people aged between 50 and 60 set to be invited shortly. The NHS is encouraging everyone who has been invited to take up the offer. It doesn’t matter when you were invited, you can still come forward and protect yourself.

Easy guide to the current eligible groups

Please see an easy guide which sets out which groups are eligible and how you can book your vaccination if you are in these groups. This is a handy guide and can be shared within your communities, networks and organisations.

Starting to prepare for second doses

Across our local area, vaccination services are preparing to offer second doses. While the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine gives a good immunity to the virus, two doses are needed to have the best chance of full protection. Second doses are being scheduled up to twelve weeks after the first. It is really important that people get both doses to get the greatest benefit from the vaccine. If you don't already have your date for your second dose, please be patient. Unless you have already booked both doses through the national booking service, you must have your second dose at the same place that you received your first. They will contact you to arrange your appointment, but this may not happen until around ten to eleven weeks after your first appointment.

Vaccination update 16th Feb 2021

Covid-19 vaccination programme West Sussex daily update 15 February 2021 Sussex achieves significant milestone as top four priority groups all offered their vaccination More than 440,000 people have now had their first COVID-19 vaccination in the first phase of the roll out to our communities. Thanks to the hard work of our vaccination teams we have achieved the national target and across Sussex more than 90% of everyone aged 70 and over has received the first dose of their vaccination. Further to this, we have offered the vaccination to everyone in the four priority groups and remain committed to ensuring those remaining in those groups are vaccinated as soon as possible. We are working with our local authorities, community networks and the voluntary and community sector to support people within our diverse communities to ensure everyone is able to have access to the vaccine. Across the country more than 15 million people have now had their first vaccination. Watch a message from Adam Doyle, Sussex ICS Leader, on this significant milestone. Roll out now expanded to next priority groups People age 65 and over and those who are clinically vulnerable are now eligible to receive their vaccination. The next two priority groups for the vaccination are starting to receive invitations and are now able to book their appointments. Anyone aged 65 and over is able to book your vaccination appointment through the national system with one of the vaccination centres or pharmacy led services, or book with your GP led vaccination service. Those who are clinically vulnerable, for example people with chronic respiratory disease cystic fibrosis, and severe asthma – will be contacted by your GP led vaccination service to arrange your appointment. Unpaid carers are also in the next priority groups and are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. You don’t need to be registered as a carer with your GP to receive the vaccination. > Find out more about the vaccination programme and read the latest Frequently Asked Questions Clarification of early years vaccination eligibility We are aware that misleading information has been shared nationally on social media which suggests that nursery staff, childminders and other early years workers are currently eligible for vaccination. At present, only those frontline health and social care workers identified by the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) in priority cohort 2 are eligible. This includes those directly working with people clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 who need care and support. It does not include those working with children who do not have underlying health conditions that put them at greater risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years, along with other professional associations, has issued a statement clarifying that the JCVI guidance remains unchanged and that that childcare practitioners are not currently eligible. In Sussex, we continue to vaccinate people in the priority cohorts set by the JCVI, and local authorities are helping to identify eligible social care staff. People who may have booked in error are asked to wait their turn so we can prioritise those eligible for vaccination, including older residents and those who are clinically vulnerable. People who are not eligible are urged not to book an appointment. If they do, they can expect to be declined the vaccination when they attend. > Read more about workforce vaccinations in Sussex More information Much more information about the vaccination programme is available on our website, including details of the services available in each area, latest data, stakeholder briefings, answers to frequently asked questions and links to all the national leaflets and materials. Thank you for your support in helping to keep our local communities updated and informed about this fast-moving and unprecedented vaccination programme. > Find more information about the Sussex COVID-19 vaccination programme

Vaccination update 9th Feb 2021

Vaccination update 9th Feb 2021

Vaccination news 4th February 2021

Local Message from Chichester Alliance of Medical Practices (ChAMP)

Chichester Alliance of Medical Practices (ChAMP) have now vaccinated 13.6% of the local population which compares well with the UK national average of 13.4%. This means that 80.8% of ChAMP patients aged over 80 years have been vaccinated and we have also reached 20.0% of ChAMP patients aged 75-79 years. We have also vaccinated all residents in our nursing and care homes. We will do all we can to meet the government’s ambition of vaccinating cohorts 1-4 before Feb. 15^th, although this will be quite a challenge given the demographics of our community.

The bookings team are currently calling patients in the 3^rd and 4^th cohorts (Patients over 70 years old and clinically, extremely vulnerable individuals over 16 years old), but they are also still trying to reach the small number over 80s who have not yet been vaccinated. Please do ask your relatives and neighbours if you think they may be in this group. If so, they should contact their GP surgery and a member of staff there will try to arrange an appointment or a home visit if the person is housebound. You can make this call on their behalf if they have difficulty using the phone.

Julie Fullick (07590 060 234) is still kindly coordinating the wonderful driver volunteers if transport to the centres is a problem for these elderly residents.

Subject to delivery, the next vaccination clinics are as follows:

3 – 5 Feb       Selsey Centre

5 – 6 Feb       Tangmere Village Centre

Vaccination Update 4th Feb 2021

Vaccination Update 4th Feb 21

Vaccination SCAM - be warned!

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2nd February 2021 Vaccination Update

2nd Feb 21 VACCINATION UPDATE

Vaccination Update 25th January 2021

Vaccinations for the over 80s and care homes

 

·         The first bit of good news is that by the end of last week, all residents in care homes for older people in the district have been vaccinated, unless they have recently had an outbreak of Covid. When an outbreak occurs, the NHS has to wait 28 days before they can deliver the vaccination to those care homes affected. Any care home located in the district that has not been completed will be re-visited as soon as possible.

·         Further to this, by the end of this week (w/c 25 Jan), the vast majority of those 80 and over in the district will have been vaccinated. Anyone who has not yet been contacted, or has been unwell and not been able to attend an appointment, will remain on the list and will be contacted at the first opportunity.

·         Those who are housebound and unable to leave their home will receive their vaccination through the ‘roving service’ which has also been used to vaccinate those in care homes.

·         If you are a carer to someone who is housebound, you can be vaccinated at the same time as the person you are caring for. This will be arranged when the NHS contact you.

·         Please wait to be contacted for your appointment and do not contact your GP.

Vaccination data

 

·         At the moment, data on how many people have been vaccinated is published nationally. This has started to be published at Sussex level and it is expected to be broken down further in the coming weeks. At the moment, you can access the figures here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/

 

Vaccination sites

 

·         The GP-led vaccination sites in the South of the district, located in Selsey and Tangmere, have been very active and are making good progress. More than 3,000 over 80s will have been vaccinated by the end of last week (w/c 18 Jan).

In the North of the District, we have the Pulborough site, which has been operating for the past couple of weeks and Midhurst, which started vaccinating last week. They have also been making great progress and they hope to move onto the over 70s priority group this week. Petworth Surgery is also expected to offer the vaccination shortly.

·         The NHS has listened really carefully to the concerns raised by residents in Chichester and they are currently exploring alternative sites that could be used. Identifying and then getting a site approved is complex and has to be approved by NHS England, but they hope to be in a position to update us on this very soon. One of the reasons why some sites were not considered in the first instance is because they were not available to use in the long term. However, the current situation has changed this and provided the NHS with further options.

·         This week, a large vaccination centre will be launched in Brighton. Residents in the district who are still due to receive their vaccine, may be invited to have their vaccination in Brighton, Epsom Racecourse or at a Hampshire site. If you do not want to travel to one of these sites, or are unable to do so, you can wait until your local GP-led vaccination service is able to vaccinate you. All vaccination centres work from one central booking system – so that all of those involved in the vaccination programme can see if someone has been vaccinated or not, and when they are due to receive their second dose.

·         You may also be aware that some pharmacists will shortly be offering the vaccine, including one site in Midhurst. The approval of pharmacists as vaccine providers has been carried out at a national level by NHS England. It is expected that the Midhurst pharmacy will go live later this week with appointments being made available through the national booking system (the same as the large vaccination centres.) More pharmacies are expected to join the programme in the coming weeks and we will work with our NHS colleagues to share this as soon as it is confirmed.

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Bestselling authors to join West Sussex Libraries Online

25th January 2021

At the time of writing, all 36 libraries in West Sussex are currently closed for browsing. All libraries are providing a Select and Collect Service, offering only book collections and returns at their doors alongside an Essential Delivery Service. A virtual hub of the library’s online services and news can be found via their website arena.westsussex.gov.uk/web/arena/currentoffer.

For more information about the BBC’s ‘Novels That Shaped Our World’ campaign visit  www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/h6KWK7cc2BcQvWVqhtM0Zq/the-novels-that-shaped-our-world.