covid-19 vaccine

Bedford Heights Covid vaccination centre to close in mid-December

Bedford Heights is among three Covid-19 vaccination centres in Bedfordshire that will be closing in mid-December. It comes as the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations...

Quarter of a million COVID-19 vaccines given in Bedford Borough

Bedford Borough Council’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board has been told there have been 242,055 doses of COVID-19 vaccines given out in Bedford Borough. Dan Ibeziako, head...

£5K Covid vaccine grants offered to vulnerable groups by Bedford Borough

COVID vaccine grants are being offered to vulnerable groups, by Bedford Borough Council, to combat vaccine inequalities....

Up to 60% of people in some Bedford areas still to have first COVID vaccine

Up to 60 per cent of people living in parts of Bedford are yet to receive their first coronavirus (covid-19) vaccine, a committee heard. So called 'vaccine hesitancy' in the town even...

Health chiefs describe rare blood clot symptoms and urge Bedfordians to keep taking their jabs

A Bedford professor and GP has described the rare symptoms of blood clots to look out for as he urged local people to keep taking their Covid-19 (coronavirus) jabs...

News of u-turn on vaccine for adults with learning disabilities welcomed by Bedford charity

A charity that works with adults with learning disabilities in Bedford welcomed the Government's vaccine u-turn yesterday (Wednesday). Following a campaign by DJ Jo Whiley, the government has announced that vaccinations...

Breaking News: COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Bedford

The Bedford Independent has been told that COVID-19 (coronavirus) for the most vulnerable in Bedford Borough have arrived and vaccinations will start this afternoon (6 Jan)...

“Don’t call us, we’ll call you when you can get your covid jab” say Beds & MK health chiefs

Health leaders have urged people to wait to be called to get their covid-19 jabs, which will be available only from the NHS. And a meeting this week also heard a warning that scammers are trying to take advantage of people...

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