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Real’s Christmas Closure – Where you can get help during this time
16 December 2021The Real team wishes everyone happy holidays and a great start into 2022. We will be closing for the Christmas period from 4pm on Friday, 24 December, reopening on Tuesday, 4 January. Some staff members will be taking annual leave and finishing earlier. Below you will find information on opening hours of each of our key services. Real Advocacy Real’s advocacy service […]
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14 October 2021Priority 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 […]
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16 September 2021Priority 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 […]
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10 September 2021Priority 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 […]
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2 September 2021Priority 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 […]
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26 August 2021Priority 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 […]
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19 August 2021Priority 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. […]
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13 August 2021Priority 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 […]
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29 July 2021Priority 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 […]
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25 July 2021Priority 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 […]
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8 July 2021Priority 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 […]
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1 July 2021Priority 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 […]
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11 June 2021Priority 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 […]
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3 June 2021Priority 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 […]
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28 May 2021Priority 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 […]
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