News stories tagged as "vaccination"
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 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.
Spring booster vaccinations to start this week
Published at: Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 9:42 am
Spring booster vaccines will begin in Blackburn with Darwen and across Lancashire and South Cumbria this week as the vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
Teenagers voice radio adverts to encourage Covid vaccination
Published at: Thursday 13 January 2022 at 10:16 am
Young people from Blackburn with Darwen are encouraging others their age to get their Covid jabs in a radio advertising campaign that highlights how the vaccination programme is helping life return to normal.
New help to open the door for more people to have vaccines at home
Published at: Wednesday 12 January 2022 at 5:50 pm
More people can now get a Covid-19 vaccine from the comfort of their own home across Blackburn with Darwen.
BBC2 festive special sends message to pregnant women to get vaccinated
Published at: Wednesday 22 December 2021 at 1:38 pm
A moving case study to be featured in an uplifting BBC2 Christmas special with Gareth Malone this Thursday will highlight the risks of pregnant women not getting vaccinated against Covid.
Second dose appointments to open for 12 to 15 year olds
Published at: Thursday 16 December 2021 at 3:20 pm
The Government has announced that 12 to 15 year olds will be able to get their second Covid vaccine dose from Monday, December 20th.
Health leaders encourage vaccine take-up amid rising Covid hospitalisations
Published at: Thursday 11 November 2021 at 9:41 am
While Covid case rates in Blackburn with Darwen remain lower than the national average, the numbers of people needing hospital treatment for their symptoms is increasing – particularly among people who are not fully vaccinated.
Booster jab plea for Blackburn with Darwen
Published at: Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 2:40 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health Dominic Harrison is urging eligible people to get their Covid booster jabs to make sure they are protected this winter.
Don’t miss your chance to protect you and your loved ones this winter
Published at: Friday 8 October 2021 at 10:34 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is getting behind a big local effort to protect people from flu this winter.
Public Health lead reassures parents of Covid vaccine safety
Published at: Tuesday 5 October 2021 at 12:22 pm
As parents/carers of 12-15 year olds are currently being asked for Covid vaccine consent, Blackburn with Darwen’s Director of Public Health is keen to reassure parents of the vaccine’s safety for this age group.
BwD schools work with NHS on Covid vaccination programme
Published at: Tuesday 28 September 2021 at 2:16 pm
Secondary schools across Blackburn with Darwen are preparing to assist the NHS to roll out Covid vaccines to 12 to 15 year olds.
Council welcomes decision to vaccinate 12–15 year olds
Published at: Tuesday 14 September 2021 at 8:42 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council welcomes the Chief Medical Officers’ recommendation to offer the Covid vaccine to all 12 to 15 year olds in England.
Engagement teams visit areas with lowest vaccine uptake
Published at: Monday 6 September 2021 at 11:54 am
This week Council engagement teams are visiting an area of Blackburn to encourage unvaccinated residents to take action to protect themselves from Covid this autumn.
Turning 16 means protecting himself against Covid for Muhammed
Published at: Friday 27 August 2021 at 4:43 pm
Having recently turned 16, Blackburn with Darwen’s Deputy Youth MP Muhammed Bapu wasted no time getting his Covid jab.
Taxi driver’s Covid experience inspires vaccine change of heart
Published at: Wednesday 25 August 2021 at 8:53 am
A Blackburn man who spent 14 days in intensive care battling Covid-19 says he wishes he’d got vaccinated earlier.
COVID: What a difference a year makes!
Published at: Monday 9 August 2021 at 1:41 pm
This time last year, Blackburn with Darwen was under tighter Covid restrictions than most other areas of the UK and had the highest weekly case rate in England – now the borough is third lowest in the national league table of case rates.
Mariyam gets vaccinated after researching jab myths
Published at: Thursday 22 July 2021 at 9:42 am
Covid vaccination uptake is going well in Blackburn with Darwen with 88%* of people aged 18 and over having had one jab and 69%* now fully vaccinated – thanks, in part, to plenty of local people sharing their personal vaccination stories.
