Priority Covid-19 Information (14th October) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 213,459 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose 188,279 residents have had their second dose administered Vaccination programme for 12-15 year olds: The vaccination programme for all children aged 12 to 15 is continuing through schools. Children will be given one dose of […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (16th September) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 208,698 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose 177,500 residents have had their second dose administered Healthy 12-15 year olds to be offered vaccine: All children aged 12 to 15 across the UK will be offered one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (10th September) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 207,547 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 173,061 residents have had their second dose administered. New vaccination site: From Monday 13th September a new vaccination site is opening at Queen Mary University of London Campus on Mile End Road. This walk-in centre […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (2nd September) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 204,092 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 157,471 residents have had their second dose administered. Vaccination and Testing sites are moving: The PCR testing site (for people with symptoms/needing a PCR test) at the Ecology Pavilion closed this week. The new […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (26th August) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 204,092 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 157,471 residents have had their second dose administered. Be alert to scams: Unfortunately, scammers continue to take advantage during the pandemic. Recently scam emails and texts have been sent to people that appear to […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (19th August) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 202,404 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 147,299 residents have had their second dose administered. Covid-19 weekly incidence rate has increased again:The rate of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Tower Hamlets has unfortunately increased again so we are still rated as MAROON RED. […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (13th August) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 200,658 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 137,368 residents have had their second dose administered. Covid-19 weekly incidence rate is declining: Whilst the rates of people in Tower Hamlets testing positive for Covid-19 remain higher than London and England, this rate is starting to decline – which is […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (29th July) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 195,855 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 118,194 residents have had their second dose administered. Langdon Park Summer festival: This weekend Tower Hamlets Council has organised a summer festival in Langdon Park offering free food vouchers to everyone who gets a vaccine […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (25th July) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 193,291 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 107,362 residents have had their second dose administered. Guidance for people who were shielding: Following the announcement on the 12th July to remove most social distancing measures, the government are advising people who were shielding […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (8th July) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 184,902 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 91,568 residents have had their second dose administered 2. Covid-19 cases continue to increase in Borough: The number of new people testing positive for Covid-19 is continuing to increase in Tower Hamlets. The […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (1st July) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 175,918 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 85,504 residents have had their second dose administered. Covid-19 cases increase in Borough: The number of new people testing positive for Covid-19 is continuing to increase in Tower Hamlets. Positivity rates are now at 3.6% – the highest in […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (11th June) Key point Local update in Tower Hamlets: 133,935 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 63,847 residents have had their second dose administered. Covid-19 cases increase in Borough: The number of new people testing positive for Covid-19 in Tower Hamlets has more than doubled than the previous week. The Delta […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (3rd June) Key points Local update in Tower Hamlets: 124,278 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose. 55,259 residents have had their second dose administered. Walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinic – Friday 4th June: Tower Hamlets Council has organised a walk-in vaccine clinic tomorrow Friday 4th June. You can attend the […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (28th May) Key points Surge testing continues until this Sunday: Following the discovery of a small number of the South African, Brazilian and Indian variants in the Borough, the Council are asking everyone over the age of 11 who lives, works or learns in Tower Hamlets to take a free PCR Covid-19 test. There is a […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (21st May) Surge testing extended to everyone in Tower Hamlets: Following the discovery of a small number of the South African & Brazilian in the Borough, the Council are asking everyone over the age of 11 who lives, works or learns in Tower Hamlets to take a free PCR Covid-19 test. Please get tested even if: you’ve had […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (14th May) Surge testing continues in the Borough: Tower Hamlets Council has done a great job responding quickly to the confirmed cases of the South African and Brazilian variant that were found in the Borough a couple of weeks ago. These variants were identified in the area around E1 4 and E1 3 […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (5th May) Surge testing in the Borough: Over the weekend there were a small number of confirmed cases of the South African and Brazilian variants in Tower Hamlets. The Council have been really quick to respond and are carrying out surge testing in the Borough. These variants have been identified in the area […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (29th April) Local update: In Tower Hamlets: 91,968 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose 24,616 residents have had their second dose administered. Covid Vaccine Video for D/deaf people: deafPLUS has been working with other deaf charities to produce a video to help save lives by encouraging Covid 19 vaccine take-up amongst ethnic minorities […]
Priority Covid-19 Information (22nd April) Local update: In Tower Hamlets, 87,788 residents have now been vaccinated with their first dose, and 21,253 residents have had their second dose administered. Walk-in Clinic at the Arts Pavillion this Saturday: The GP Care Group is holding a walk-in clinic this Saturday 24th April between 8.30am and 3.30pm at the […]