The head of the capital’s public health pleads for hesitation Londoner get Coronavirus vaccine Before the “challenge” of autumn and winter.
Professor Kevin Fenton said that the city’s confidence in jabs has increased, but the absorption rate is still “far below” the need.
for Evening standard, The London Regional Director of Public Health UK said: “Yes vaccine It has risen, especially in the black, Asian, and minority communities that were most hesitant at first-but the absorption rate is still far below what we need.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, they were hit hardest. Like people from disadvantaged areas of the city, we don’t want to see Coronavirus disease Rape these groups again. ”
He encouraged pregnant women to receive jabs. He added: “The low intake rate of pregnant women also means an increase in infections, hospitalizations and complications (including stillbirths). These vaccines are safe, and it is recommended that all pregnant women receive Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.”
As children return to school, the weather turns cold, and more employees return to the office, the number of coronavirus cases is expected to increase, and he issued the call.
He called on people over 16 to get vaccinated now and warned that if the number of people vaccinated in the city does not increase, the NHS may be in a “very difficult situation”. Professor Fenton (illustration) added: “Vaccines are our strongest line of defense.”
Earlier, an expert warned the government that “the number of infected people will increase substantially” is “realistic.”
Professor Ravindra Gupta, a member of the Emerging Respiratory Virus Threat Advisory Group, told BBC Radio 4’s “World One” program last week that this rise is “predictable”, “despite making With the greatest effort”, this kind of rise will still happen.
When asked if he was worried about the fall as more students return to school, he replied: “Personally, I think yes, because anyone who treats patients and has to deal with a surge in cases as a clinician Everyone is worried because things are already very stressful and the conditions are not good. So yes, this will happen here. Although many people in society may not see it, it will cause major problems for all of us.”
PHE data estimate that the vaccine has prevented more than 100,000 deaths. Approximately 67% of people over 18 in London received the first dose of the vaccine, but only 59% also received the second dose.
