News stories tagged as "coronavirus"
Blackburn Bus Station to welcome back COVID vaccination centre
Published at: Friday 14 April 2023 at 2:51 pm
A pop-up COVID-19 vaccination centre is back at Blackburn Bus Station next week as the NHS’s Spring Booster campaign gets underway.
Final call as BwD’s mass covid vaccination site is set to close this week
Published at: Tuesday 20 December 2022 at 3:28 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Mass Covid vaccination site will close this week and residents are being reminded to get fully vaccinated before Christmas to keep loved ones safe.
Stay Well this Christmas
Published at: Wednesday 14 December 2022 at 5:05 pm
Stay Well this Christmas
As we head into the busy festive period – with plenty of people heading to parties and family get-togethers – Public Health officials are sharing advice on how to Stay Well.
Your chance to learn about Long Covid impact
Published at: Friday 2 December 2022 at 1:26 pm
Brain Health Breakthrough CIC is working with Blackburn with Darwen Council to offer local people the chance to learn about the impact of Long Covid on people’s lives.
Businesses sign up to Stay Well Pledge
Published at: Monday 14 November 2022 at 9:00 am
Chubb, a UK leader of fire safety and security solutions, is one of the first local businesses to sign up for the Stay Well Pledge, a new Blackburn with Darwen Council initiative to promote healthy working environments that keep staff and customers safe.
Stay well this autumn & winter – get vaccinated
Published at: Monday 3 October 2022 at 10:18 am
With the weather taking an autumnal turn, Blackburn with Darwen Council health chiefs are advising people to get vaccinated now to protect themselves from winter viruses.
Blackburn bus station hosts pop-up Covid vaccination site
Published at: Thursday 22 September 2022 at 4:12 pm
A new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination centre is being hosted at Blackburn bus station as the autumn booster programme gets underway.
Making it easier to get Covid jabs for 5-11 year olds this summer
Published at: Wednesday 13 July 2022 at 1:54 pm
More Covid vaccination appointment slots are available to parents and carers in Blackburn with Darwen for their children over the school summer holidays.
Get vaccinated before convenient drive-through leaves town!
Published at: Thursday 16 June 2022 at 10:08 am
Public health leaders in Blackburn with Darwen are reminding residents of the importance of Covid boosters while the NHS drive-through vaccination clinic is still in the borough.
Check vaccination travel requirements now
Published at: Friday 27 May 2022 at 1:27 pm
As the Covid vaccination drive-through at Ewood Park continues to provide a convenient way to get jabs, we’re reminding residents to check travel requirements for their summer getaways.
Family drive-through Covid vaccine clinic returns to Ewood Park
Published at: Monday 16 May 2022 at 5:08 pm
Families will have the chance to catch up on their vaccinations when the drive-through Covid vaccine clinic returns to Ewood Park in Blackburn this week.
Over 75s reminded to take up their spring boosters
Published at: Thursday 14 April 2022 at 8:36 am
With rising numbers of older patients being treated for Covid in Royal Blackburn Hospital, the over 75s are being reminded to have their spring booster dose.
Covid advice as list of symptoms is expanded
Published at: Tuesday 5 April 2022 at 4:46 pm
As the NHS expands the list of Covid symptoms, Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health offers advice on what to do if you suspect you may have the virus.
Coronavirus column: Dom’s reflections on the last two years
Published at: Thursday 31 March 2022 at 9:52 am
In his final coronavirus column as he retires today, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison reflects on Blackburn with Darwen’s pandemic experience.
Coronavirus column: A look at how virus rates are rising
Published at: Thursday 24 March 2022 at 11:27 am
In his penultimate column ahead of his retirement, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison gives an update on the rise in Covid cases and hospitalisations, and reflects on the additional risks to people with preventable conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Take Covid tests while they’re free to help keep local case rate under control
Published at: Friday 18 March 2022 at 8:53 am
Blackburn with Darwen residents are being reminded of the free Covid testing that’s available to them until 31 March.
Coronavirus column:
Published at: Thursday 10 March 2022 at 11:29 am
In his weekly Coronavirus column, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison considers why Covid hospitalisations are increasing across England, despite falling case rates.
Residents asked for opinions on Covid memorial
Published at: Wednesday 9 March 2022 at 1:32 pm
Two years on from the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, Blackburn with Darwen Council is planning a permanent memorial to this defining period in our social history.
Change of opening hours at cathedral vaccination site
Published at: Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 10:20 am
Opening hours at the Blackburn Cathedral COVID-19 mass vaccination site are being reduced from this week.
Response to government’s Living Safely With COVID-19 plan
Published at: Monday 21 February 2022 at 6:06 pm
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the government’s Living Safely With COVID-19 plan in the House of Commons this afternoon, we have issued this joint statement from Council Leader Coun Mohammed Khan CBE, Chief Executive Denise Park and Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison:
There’s no denying that this is a huge moment in the Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus column: The Kindness of Strangers
Published at: Thursday 17 February 2022 at 10:23 am
In his weekly Coronavirus column, our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison considers the personal responsibility we will need to take to keep ourselves and others safe as we learn to live safely with Covid.
What might ‘Living Safely with Covid’ look like?
Published at: Thursday 10 February 2022 at 11:23 am
Here’s the weekly column from our Director of Public Health Prof Dominic Harrison:
Case rates for Covid continue to fall rapidly across Lancashire as do Covid hospitalisations.
Prof Dominic Harrison: the possible impact of Plan B relaxation across the North of England
Published at: Friday 28 January 2022 at 3:30 pm
The Omicron situation is improving across Lancashire – but it’s ‘not all over’ yet.
Learning to live with Covid: reminder of Plan A guidance
Published at: Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 2:01 pm
As all Plan B restrictions are relaxed from Thursday 27 January, here’s a reminder of the Covid guidance under Plan A to help keep everyone safe.
