People queue to enter the Leeds Covid Vaccination Centre at Elland RoadPeople queue to enter the Leeds Covid Vaccination Centre at Elland Road
People queue to enter the Leeds Covid Vaccination Centre at Elland Road

Booster jabs: The Leeds areas where the fewest over-50s have had third vaccine as Omicron wave grows

Thousands of people in Leeds have still not received their booster vaccine, including potentially vulnerable people aged over 50, as cases of the highly infectious Omicron variant continue to climb across the UK.

England’s booster programme has ramped up but some neighbourhoods in Leeds have more over-50s protected than others.

Latest figures from NHS England, which shows third injections up to December 12, shows 256,719 people have now received their booster in Leeds.

This represents 40.9 per cent of the local population, meaning 371,486 people have yet to receive a booster or third dose.

Figures which show vaccinations at a neighbourhood level reveal stark differences across different parts of Leeds.

With coronavirus cases now at a record high in England, we reveal which neighbourhoods in Leeds have the fewest over-50s vaccinated with a booster or third dose.

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