Over 60s in Leeds can now book Covid vaccine through NHS online as 99% of over 70s have first jab

Over 60s living in Leeds can now book their Covid vaccine online - as it is estimated that over 99 per cent of over 70s in the city have had their first jab.
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Published 28th Feb 2021, 13:36 BST
Richard Moss, aged 73, received his injection of the the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Lance Corporal Carla Fraser, Regimental Aid Post 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Elland Road vaccination centre in Leeds (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)Richard Moss, aged 73, received his injection of the the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Lance Corporal Carla Fraser, Regimental Aid Post 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Elland Road vaccination centre in Leeds (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)
Richard Moss, aged 73, received his injection of the the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Lance Corporal Carla Fraser, Regimental Aid Post 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Elland Road vaccination centre in Leeds (photo: PA Wire/ Danny Lawson)

The NHS in Leeds announced the news on its Twitter platform on Sunday.

The tweet said that if you are over 60 and live in West Yorkshire you can now book your coronavirus jab using the National Booking Service.

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If you are not in this age bracket, you will be contacted when it is your turn.

Bookings can be made here.

NHS in Leeds tweeted: "If you’re over 60 and live in West Yorkshire you can now book your COVID-19 vaccination using the National Booking Service.

"https://nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/…

"If not, you will be contacted when it is your turn."

It comes as latest figures show that an estimated 99 per cent of people aged 70 and over living in Leeds have received their first jab.

This equates to 88,952 people in the city in that age bracket, based on provisional data from NHS England for vaccinations up to February 21.

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