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17.08.2022 - 21:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. But the decline in the virus comes as the vaccine efforts ramp up ahead of the autumn months, with one vaccine urging people to get jabbed and 'not worry what type of Covid vaccine they're getting'.
Stockport continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester. The borough recorded a rate of 102.3 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending August 6, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency.
The lowest infection rate is in Oldham, where the rate is 56.0 cases per 100,000 people. In Greater Manchester as a whole, the infection rate is now 78.4 cases per 100,000 population. The infection rate in the region is lower than the national average, which is 85.9 cases per 100,000 people.
The figures come as the government's drive to get people vaccinated in the autumn starts in earnest. Adults over 50 and clinically vulnerable people will be offered the first Covid-19 jab to target two strains of the virus, as part of the UK’s autumn booster programme.
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Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said that Moderna’s new bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original Covid strain and the Omicron variant, will be part of the vaccine rollout from early September. People over the age of five who are classed as most at risk from the virus will be eligible, as will their household contacts, NHS frontline and care home staff and carers aged 16 or over.
The UK became the first country to authorise the vaccine, which has been described as “next generation” by experts. The Medicines and Healthcare products
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After a seemingly never-ending Conservative leadership campaign, Liz Truss was today announced as the UK's new Prime Minister. The former foreign secretary became only the third female PM in history as she beat rival Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.
Liz Truss has been announced as the new Prime Minister of the UK, beating former Chancellor Rishi Sunak. The election was announced after Boris Johnson announced his resignation just under two months ago.
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A water attraction loved by generations of kids is still a much missed despite closing 20-years ago.
Funding of over a million pounds has been given to Greater Manchester to commission independent advisors who will support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence - including LGBT victims, children and young people, as well as victims of stalking and harassment.
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There’s no hope in John McDonald’s eyes. “I haven’t eaten in three days,” he says, glancing down at the floor. “I’ve been on the streets since my mum and dad died four years ago.”
Housing plans that ‘threaten the whole identity’ of a Rochdale village have sparked outrage among green belt campaigners. Proposals for 450 new ‘family homes’ in Norden and Bamford have long been included in Places for Everyone (PfE) - the region’s controversial joint development plan, now awaiting government sign-off.
With Halloween just around the corner, a Greater Manchester cinema has announced details of its new horror offering. Chapeltown Picture House (CHP) in Cheetham Hill will be putting on a number of cult horror classics over Halloween week as part of their ‘STAB’ film season.
On a sunny Friday in the lead-up to the busy August bank holiday weekend, Bury market is full of friendly faces. But it only takes a mere mention of this week's announcement - yet ANOTHER devastating announcement - on the rising energy price cap for anger and fear to begin to show.
Iceland is giving away a further £1million to certain shoppers struggling with the cost of living. The chain is set to give away 40,000 food vouchers to certain pensioners - including those in Greater Manchester.
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The Met Office has warned of a possible 'danger to life' from flooding in an updated thunderstorm alert issued on Monday. The Greater Manchester region is braced for storms and heavy rainfall today as the recent heatwave comes to an end in spectacular style.
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Leaders in Greater Manchester have joined the Mayor of London in condemning Avanti West Coast to cut the number of services to and from the capital. City-region mayor, Andy Burnham, leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have penned a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, asking for an urgent meeting to restore the full timetable.
‘Not enough vaccines, test results delayed for days, and people cancelling Pride plans’ - monkeypox fears are building as the number of cases in Greater Manchester are on the rise.