COVID-19 vaccines ready to be rolled out across Hemel Hempstead and Dacorum with patients starting to be contacted today

Herts Valleys CCG is asking residents to be patient and wait to be invited for their vaccine
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Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group has confirmed that the vaccination site for Hemel Hempstead and Dacorum will open next week.

GPs will start to contact patients in Hemel Hempstead from today (Jan 1).

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The NHS is prioritising those the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and government has decided will benefit the most – specifically over-80s, care home residents and staff.

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Herts Valleys CCG is reminding residents to be patient and wait to be invited for their vaccine.

Corina Ciobanu, GP Chair for Dacorum Locality said: “Thanks to the incredible efforts of all GP surgeries locally as well as NHS staff and volunteers, the local vaccination centre covering Hemel Hempstead and Dacorum is opening next week with the first groups of eligible patients – those living and working in care homes and people aged 80 and over - being contacted from tomorrow.

“Over the last four weeks we’ve been working tirelessly to set up a safe, well-run vaccination site and we’re looking forward to inviting our first patients to receive their vaccine – and to extending our programme in the weeks and months ahead.”

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The news comes after residents in Dacorum raised their concerns about not being contacted about the vaccine. Read full story here.

Thousands of patients across Hertfordshire have been vaccinated in a matter of weeks.

Vaccines have been administered as they have become available and delivered to PCNs.

The uptake in the county has been incredibly successful and Hertfordshire PCNs have administered the vaccines they have received.