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Q&A: How is the Covid vaccine rollout going in Norfolk and Waveney?

Derek Downs was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture: I

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Almost five months after the world's first coronavirus vaccine was administered here in the UK, more than 50 million doses have been given out across the country. Since December, hundreds of thousands of sleeves have been rolled up in Norfolk...
Dr Christina Green at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centre in Norwich holding one of the vaccinatio

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Under-40s to be offered alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

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Colin Morrison was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture

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50,000 more Covid jabs given out - but pace slows in region

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Nurse Maria Alexiou preparing a Covid-19 vaccination

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Norfolk Covid cases slightly up but below national averages

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Children at Woodside Junior School in Hethersett help get the message out. Photo: Archant

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New plea to 'get into habit' of twice weekly Covid tests

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The legal limit of 30 mourners will be removed as part of the next stage of lockdown easing.

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Limit on mourners at funerals to be lifted from May 17

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Lateral flow testing involves taking a mouth and nasal swab to see whether coronavirus is present in the body

Home testing could soon replace 10-day self-isolation

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The reopening of pubs to outdoor drinkers does not appear to have led to an increase in coronavirus cases.

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Children at Woodside Junior School in Hethersett help get the message out. Photo: Archant

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Third Covid wave could hit Norfolk in late summer, modelling suggests

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The Castle Quarter Vaccination Centre in Norwich. Picture: Danielle Booden

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Calls for calm as patients struggle to book Covid jabs in Norfolk

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John Guttridge, from Wacton, having his COVID-19 vaccination at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centr

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Almost one in three Norfolk and Waveney adults have had two Covid jabs

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Dr Louise Smith, director of public health for Norfolk. Picture: Norfolk County Council

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Norfolk Covid cases up, but below national and regional averages

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John Guttridge, from Wacton, having his COVID-19 vaccination at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centr

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Single jab 'cuts transmission by up to half' - and common side effects...

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Alan Muse, from Diss, receiving his COVID-19 vaccination at the new mass vaccination centre at Conna

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Frustration over lack of vaccine appointments in parts of Norfolk

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Derek Downs was given his first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture: I

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One in four adults in Norfolk and Waveney have had both Covid jabs

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Nurse Maria Alexiou preparing a Covid-19 vaccination

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Slight increase in Norfolk coronavirus rates after restrictions eased

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Norwich, is one of three areas in Norfolk which has seen a fall in the coronavirus infection rate wi

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Norfolk's Covid rate still low despite slight rises in some areas

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Women's health advocates and doctors

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Rachel Pooley gets her first Covid-19 vaccination at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian

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Covid vaccine rollout shifts dramatically in favour of second doses

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Further coronavirus deaths have been announced at the Queen Elizabeth and Norfolk and Norwich hospit

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Norfolk has no Covid patients in critical care for first time in six months

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A roving bus service has been launched to vaccinate people in areas of Norfolk and Waveney where uptake has been poor

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On the buses: Mobile Covid vaccination service is launched

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The syringe is filled with the Covid-19 vaccine at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Pict

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Under-50s to be called for vaccines as Moderna jab arrives in England

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Nurse Maria Alexiou preparing COVID vaccinations at the new mass vaccination centre at Connaught Hal

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Health bosses step up effort to vaccinate vulnerable communities

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Cromer Hospital. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY

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Hospital's walk-in vaccine clinic suspended after poor attendance

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The Corn Exchange in King's Lynn is now being used as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre. Picture: Ian Bu

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Further walk-in vaccination clinics being held across Norfolk and Waveney

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Susan had no doubts about getting the vaccine.

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Four times more second Covid doses given last week than first, figures show

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Everyone is to be given access to a free and rapid coronavirus test twice a week from April 9.

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Rapid Covid-19 tests to be offered to everyone twice weekly

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (COV

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'Blistering' - Matt Hancock's video praising North Norfolk

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People are being asked to consider using the NHS 111 service first for any urgent medical help.

People asked to call 111 for urgent medical care over Easter

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Audrey Burton, 97, receiving her COVID-19 vaccination at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centre in No

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More than 50,000 in Norfolk and Waveney have had second Covid jab

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