This afternoon, I visited the Vaccination Centre at Derby Arena to be updated by members of their absolutely amazing team on how the vaccination process is going, see the layout of the centre and how it's being run and to find out if there were any concerns about any aspects of the site.
It is absolutely fantastic news that Derby Arena is going to be used to help make sure as many people as possible can receive a Covid vaccine as quickly as possible.
Please remember that your GP will contact you when you are able to receive the vaccine, you do not need to contact them.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use by the Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and is expected to be rolled out from
Monday 4 th January. The UK has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine which will be
The recently struck Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the UK and European Union has come into effect following the passage of the EU (Future Relationship) Bill on Wednesday.
The first review of the localised tiered restrictions since the second national lockdown has taken place and it has been announced that Derby and Derbyshire will remain on very high alert under tier 3 restrictions.