Rachel Spencer-Henshall

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Parents are being urged to have their children vaccinated

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The NHS is encouraging people in Kirklees to come forward for their COVID booster before the offer ends on Sunday, February 12.

NHS issues final call to people in Kirklees for COVID booster

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People across Kirklees are urged to get boosted before Christmas.

Health leaders urge people in Kirklees to get boosted ahead of Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, people in Kirklees are being urged to get their COVID booster jab to keep them and others safe during the upcoming festive season.

Kirklees health chiefs urge people to get boosted for Christmas

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The NHS in Kirklees is going all out this weekend to help people bag a COVID-19 booster alongside their Black Friday bargains. Here, Dr James Thomas, Medical Director for the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and practising GP, getting his booster at a pop-up clinic run by GPs from the Modality Primary Care Network.

Bag a Covid-19 booster when out shopping this Black Friday weekend
The NHS in Kirklees is going all out this weekend to help people bag a Covid-19 boosteralongside their Black Friday bargains.
Adam Cheshire

The autumn booster is being offered to those who are most at risk from COVID-19 to make sure people get increased immunity from the virus during the winter months. Picture Scott Merrylees

Autumn COVID-19 booster campaign begins in Kirklees

Rob Webster, CEO lead for the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Residents urged to take precautions during the heatwave and as Covid cases rise

The Spring booster jab is still available to anyone over 75 or residents who have a condition that might affect their immune system

'Book your jabs' plea to Kirklees residents as Covid rates continue to rise

Rachel Spencer-Henshall

Director of public health outlines plan for 'living with Covid more safely'

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People are being encouraged to get their booster jabs

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41,500 Kirklees residents were vaccinated in the week ending December 19

Vaccination record broken as 41,500 jabs given in Kirklees last week

Anyone aged 18 or over who had their second dose at least two months ago can now book in for their booster jab

'Book your booster before Christmas' plea as Omicron variant spreads

Steve Brennan, senior responsible officer for the vaccination programme in Kirklees, and Rachel Spencer-Henshall, strategic director for public health at Kirklees Council

Health chiefs reflect one year on from start of vaccine rollout in Kirklees

Rachel Spencer-Henshall

Test regularly to stave off new Omicron variant, says Kirklees health chief

16 and 17-year-olds will now be offered a second dose of vaccine

Teens aged 16 and 17 to be offered second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Thirty-five per cent of eligible 12-15 year olds have received their jab in recent weeks

Kirklees has highest number of vaccinated young residents in Yorkshire

This year it is even more important than ever to get vaccinated as those most vulnerable may not have built up natural immunity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

GPs in Kirklees urge people to get their flu jab as winter approaches

Director of public health, Rachel Spencer-Henshall

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Kirklees Council’s director of public health, Rachel Spencer-Henshall, took to the streets of Dewsbury earlier this year to help encourage residents to take part in 'surge testing' following a spike in coronavirus infection rates

Kirklees could get extra cash to help fight Covid during winter

The death toll in Kirklees from Covid-19 now stands at 1,014

Figures reveal Covid-19 death toll in Kirklees has exceeded 1,000

The NHS in Kirklees is starting to offer boosters jabs this week

NHS in Kirklees to start offering Covid-19 booster jabs to most vulnerable
The NHS in Kirklees is starting to offer boosters jabs this week to top up protection for people who are at greatest risk from Covid-19.
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Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Kirklees can now book in for their Covid-19 vaccinations

Teens aged 16 and 17 in Kirklees can now get their Covid-19 vaccination

The Covid-19 infection rate has increased in Kirklees but it remains below the national average

Covid-19 infection rate rises by 24 per cent in Kirklees

The rate of Covid-19 infections in Kirklees has risen by 61 per cent over the past week

Over 1100 new Covid-19 cases in Kirklees in the past week

The Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees has increased to 158 people per 100,000 in the past week

Covid-19 infection rate has risen by 37 per cent in Kirklees

The Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees has slowed but still remains high

Government scales back travel advice in Kirklees as infections slow

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Health chief: Thank younger generations for their sacrifices during pandemic

118 people per 100,000 in Kirklees tested positive for Covid-19 over the last seven days

Hospital admissions increase as Covid cases rise in Kirklees

Kirklees has seen a 15 per cent drop in its Covid-19 infection rate in the past week

Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees drops by 15 per cent

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, director of public health at Kirklees Council, speaking to the media in Savile Town, Dewsbury, at the launch of surge testing on Wednesday

Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees rises by 50 per cent

Kirklees Council’s director of public health, Rachel Spencer-Henshall, speaks to the media in Savile Town, Dewsbury, about the launch of “surge testing” following a spike in coronavirus infection rates

Health chief gets out on the streets to encourage Covid testing

People aged in their late thirties are now being invited to book their Covid-19 vaccinations

Highest number of Covid-19 cases in Kirklees now among children aged 10-14

People aged 38 and 39 are now being invited to have their Covid-19 jab

Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees remains among highest in country

The Covid-19 infection rate has fallen by 23 per cent in Kirklees over the past week

Covid-19 cases fall in Kirklees as West Yorkshire's 'major incident' status is d...

The Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees is now the highest in the country. Photo: Getty Images

Covid-19 infection rate in Kirklees is now the highest in England after a 22 per...

Getting a rapid lateral flow test is one of the ways to help reduce the level of Covid-19 infections in the community

Kirklees has one of country's highest Covid-19 infection rates

The Covid-19 infection rate continues to rise in Kirklees. Photo: Getty Images

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Kirklees Covid infection rates drop by 25% but still above the national average.
The COVID-19 infection rate in Kirklees has dropped by 25 per cent over the last week but remains above the national average.
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Dewsbury town centre, quiet during Covid 19 lockdown

“We need to see infection rates drop” - Kirklees now above national average for ...

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Infection rates need to come down faster, says Kirklees Council

People being treated for C0vid-19 in hospitals is on the rise

Kirklees residents being treated in hospitals for Covid-19 on the rise

Covid-19 vaccine being given to patients

Hospitals treating more Kirklees residents compared to first Covid-19 wave last ...

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, Strategic Director for Public Health at Kirklees Council

New Covid-19 variant accounted for rising infection rates in Kirklees

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, Strategic Director for Public Health at Kirklees Council

Kirklees Covid-19 infection rates increase by 63 per cent over the last week

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Mass Covid-19 testing in Kirklees now only available to critical workers

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Rapid Covid testing centres to open in Dewsbury and Batley as part of major comm...

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Kirklees covid infection rate continues to drop with tier restrictions review du...

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