Fulham's Vaccination Rates for Elderly Well Below Average
Fewer than two thirds of over 65s have received jab in some districts
Fulham lagging behind other parts of the country in vaccinating the elderly
Vaccination rates for the elderly in the SW6 area are well below the national average according to the latest official figures.
Up to 28 February less than two thirds of over 65s had received the vaccine in some neighbourhoods in Fulham.
The North End Road area has the lowest take up with just 63.5% of over 65s receiving the vaccine with Sands End & Chelsea Harbour only just ahead at 65.7%
The highest take up is in the Fulham Palace and Hurlingham Park area.
Even the localities with the highest rates of vaccination are well below the national average with NHS England figures showing that 93.6% of over-65s across the country had received their first dose.
London in general has had much lower levels of vaccination than the national average
Uptake figures are based on the latest population estimates by Public Health England's National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS).
Officially the vaccine roll-out has been widened to the over-60s this week and aged 56 and over are being invited to book an appointment to get the jab.
Hammersmith & Fulham residents aged 56 or over, or ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’, can now book a Covid vaccination appointment without needing an invitation.
Eligible frontline health workers and social care workers are also able to book a test.
All you need to do is visit the NHS Covid vaccination website or call 119, free of charge. You can book your appointment to receive the jab at a vaccination centre or a community pharmacy. The Covid vaccination sites in H&F – in White City, Hammersmith Grove and Parsons Green – are run by NHS professionals and have extra measures in place to keep you safe during your visit.
Free transport is being offered to your Covid-19 vaccination appointment. If you’re over 50 and live in H&F, Age UK is organising free minicab rides to and from the vaccination to make it even easier to get your jab. The service runs until the end of March. Call Amy Shallon on 07947 188 221 or email ashallon@aukc.org.uk.
If you would prefer to receive the vaccine at a GP surgery, you will need to wait to be contacted.
As well as those meeting the age requirement you are also invited to book an appointment for the vaccine if you are:
- at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable)
- an eligible frontline health or social care worker
- you have a condition that puts you at higher risk (clinically vulnerable)
- you have a learning disability
- a main carer for someone at high risk from coronavirus
You need to be registered with a GP in England to make a booking. GPs have been told to prepare to receive twice as many doses in March.
| Covid-19 Vaccinations to 28 February | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80+ | Population over 65 | % receiving vaccine over 65 |
Fulham Palace and Hurlingham Park |
178 |
234 |
152 |
249 |
989 |
82.2 |
South Park |
426 |
395 |
291 |
431 |
1933 |
79.8 |
| Munster (MSOA Hammersmith and Fulham 022) |
116 |
144 |
109 |
132 |
645 |
77.7 |
Parsons Green East & Eel Brook Common |
224 |
186 |
135 |
196 |
963 |
76.9 |
| Fulham Reach (MSOA Hammersmith and Fulham 018) |
219 |
236 |
192 |
249 |
1182 |
75.8 |
Parsons Green West |
191 |
181 |
136 |
169 |
915 |
74.0 |
| Fulham Broadway (MSOA Hammersmith and Fulham 017) |
182 |
165 |
157 |
218 |
1047 |
69.0 |
| Fulham Aintree (MSOA Hammersmith and Fulham 019) |
128 |
117 |
104 |
111 |
685 |
67.2 |
Lillie Road & Greyhound Road |
132 |
111 |
106 |
109 |
687 |
66.7 |
Sands End & Chelsea Harbour |
170 |
157 |
116 |
160 |
918 |
65.7 |
| North End (MSOA Hammersmith and Fulham 015) |
196 |
165 |
110 |
136 |
956 |
63.5 |
Map of Fulham's MSOA districts
Over 2,000,000 people have now been vaccinated in London equivalent to 29% of the population.
The latest figures also show that one in four social care staff still haven't been vaccinated with the rate falling to just 58% in London.
In the week ending the 28 February an additional 2,249,002 people were reported to have received an NHS vaccination for COVID-19 in England. This took the total number of people vaccinated with at least one dose to17,179,491.
Of those vaccinated, 598,345 people have received a second dose, taking the total number of vaccinations given to 17,777,836.
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March 8, 2021