The Isle of Wight has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate across the Hampshire region.
In figures released today (Thursday) recorded by the National Immunisation Management Service database, the Island tops the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainability Transformation Partnership table for having a higher percentage of the population vaccinated.
With 94 per cent of the Island's over 60s population receiving their first dose, the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group Isle of Wight (CCG) sits above the other CCGs in the partnership, including Southampton (85.7), Portsmouth (92.5) and North Hampshire (93.2).
As more and more people are invited to have their first doses, including the latest cohort of those aged 55 to 60, a total of 70,296 doses have been dished out — with 6,558 done in the last week (between February 28 and March 7).
The data, published by NHS England, shows 56.9 per cent of the Island’s 16+ population have had their first vaccinations.
In those aged 60 and over, 94 per cent of the population, or 47,591 people have had their first dose. For those under 60, 30 per cent have had their first jab, equating to 20,655 people.
The rollout of the second vaccine is yet to really get underway as only 26 people have been given their second doses in the week ending March 7, taking the total number to 2,040 second doses given on the Island.
It has been the national view to immunise as many people as possible with the first dose to protect people from the more severe symptoms of Covid-19.
There is a model in place, however, for the roll out of the second vaccine on the Island and should it be needed managing director of the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group Isle of Wight, Alison Smith, has said more vaccine offers can be stood up to help increase capacity.
So far, 352 second doses have been given to the under 60s and 1,688 to those over 60.
According to figures, 91.2 per cent of those in older adult care homes on the Island eligible to have had their first dose, 1,188 people, have done.
However, 88 residents have had Covid-19 in the last 28 days (prior to March 7) so have been unable to have a vaccine.
In the older adult care home staff, 1,623 have had their first dose or 76.4 per cent. Although 275 staff members have been unable to have their vaccine due to having the virus in the previous 28 days.
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