Region’s Directors of Public Health reassure people over vaccine
The region’s Directors of Public Health are reassuring people that they consider the AstraZeneca vaccine to be safe and effective. Here is their joint statement.
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Safety a priority at forthcoming elections
Preparations are well underway to enable the County, Town and Parish Councils and Police and Crime Commissioner elections to go ahead safely in a way which is COVID-secure for voters and staff including Northumberland County Council encouraging voters to register for postal voting.
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Rapid lateral flow testing for households and bubbles of school pupils and staff
Households, childcare and support bubbles of primary and secondary school pupils and staff in Northumberland can access regular twice weekly rapid lateral flow testing as part of the Government’s roadmap to recovery.
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Rapid Covid tests now available for Northumberland key workers
Northumberland County Council is offering targeted community testing to key workers who are unable to work from home during the pandemic to help detect cases of Covid in people who are not showing any symptoms.
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Rapid tests to detect asymptomatic frontline workers to be introduced in Northumberland
Northumberland County Council is setting up a Targeted Community Testing programme to help detect cases of Covid in frontline workers who are not showing any symptoms. “Quite a few people may not be showing symptoms but could be unwittingly carrying and spreading the virus. This testing programme will help identify these hidden infections and help to break the chain of infection.”
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