One of England’s top medical officers on Sunday urged the public to continue to follow strict blocking rules so that any immunity related to the Covid-19 vaccine takes at least three weeks to start.
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy medical director, also warned that there is still no clear evidence that vaccinated people cannot transmit the deadly virus to others.
“Regardless of whether someone has had the vaccine or not, it is vital that everyone follows national restrictions and public health advice, as protection takes up to three weeks to start and we still don’t know the impact of vaccines. in transmission, ”Van-Tam said.
His warning comes when the UK recorded a high number of daily deaths from the virus this weekend of 1,348, bringing the country’s total to 97,329.
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However, he noted that 32 additional vaccination sites would start operating to add to the thousands of sites where the National Health Service (NHS) has been delivering 140 beats per minute, bringing the total vaccine to more than 5 , 8 million.
“The vaccine is rightly something to celebrate: let’s be patient, stay home and support the NHS as it continues to roll out the vaccine,” he said.
A living museum where the BBC filmed a hit drama series ‘Peaky Blinders’ based on the famous Birmingham band of the 1920s is among the new vaccination sites.
A former IKEA store at Westfield Shopping Center in Stratford, London, the Francis Crick Institute, also located in the UK capital, Sunderland’s Nightingale Hospital and Blackpool Winter Gardens will also be new vaccination centers .
The latest openings mean there will be a network of nearly 50 across the country, which will be added to options alongside hospitals, pharmacies and doctor’s offices (GPs).
“Through the vaccine delivery plan, we have made remarkable progress in vaccinating our healthcare staff and the NHS and the most vulnerable people in society,” said UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock .
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“We must not let our guard down. Although the vaccine can prevent serious illness, we do not know if this prevents the virus from being transmitted to other people and it takes time to develop immunity after a punch, so for now everyone should continue to stay in home to help decrease infections. and protect the NHS, ”he said.
The NHS said new vaccine centers will be able to deliver thousands of blows each week, rising and falling depending on the supply and demand for vaccines.
Eligible people in the priority criteria for those over the age of 80, followed by those over the age of 70, caregiver workers and staff, as well as front-line workers, are invited when touched and urged. to people not to show up.
“These new centers offer another option for people invited to do jabs, along with the fantastic work of local GPs,” said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director.
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi added: “Next week there will be almost 50 vaccination centers, more than 250 hospitals and more than 1,000 local vaccination service sites, run by GPs and pharmacies across the world. country.
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“This will allow us to vaccinate as many people as possible in the coming weeks and months and I encourage everyone who has been invited to a free vaccine to show up and get a puncture.”
The NHS said its new vaccination centers will start by puncturing mainly health and social care staff from Monday before opening its doors to more patients on Tuesday.