Vaccination rates in the village have fallen behind South Cambridgeshire as a whole and health authorities are encouraging people to take advantage of walk-in vaccination clinics to win the race against the virus spreading further.
The number of Covid cases is on the rise again in Histon & Impington, with a four-fold increase in the past week. From just 8 new cases a week ago, the number for the seven days to July 15 has risen to 31.
Although the number of cases being reported in the village (256 per 100,000) is currently still below the national average (440 per 100,000), the proportion of residents who have had first and second vaccinations is also lower, meaning more potential for the virus to spread.
Vaccination urgency
Only 81.4% of adults in Histon & Impington have received a first jab by 19th July – compared with 85.8% for all of South Cambridgeshire and 88% for the UK as a whole.
61.5% in the village have now had two jabs, but this too is lower than the South Cambs average of 67.4% and the national average of 68.8%
To make it more convenient for people to take up the jab and slow the rate of further infections, the NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has published details of local walk-in vaccination clinics. These include:
- Grafton Centre, Cambridge – daily, 9am-3pm and Wednesdays, 5.30-7.30pm
- Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club, Cambridge – daily, 9am-3pm
Also, lateral flow tests will remain free from the village pharmacies at least for the rest of July.
To support the community during this ‘third wave’, the HICOVID19 helpline is still available on 01223 320420 and the team of street coordinators can still arrange help for those who need it.