Greater Manchester's new Covid hotspots revealed as figures show how many in hospital have virus
Around one in 14 hospital beds in Greater Manchester are currently occupied by patients with Covid, the latest figures have revealed.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said it has advised that certain groups of people should be offered the vaccinations, with options including the Pfizer, Moderna, Sanofi/GSK jabs. Children under 12 will be offered a children’s formulation of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Which vaccine people get will depend on local supply.
Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the UK Health Security Agency, said: “Covid-19 is still circulating widely, and we have recently seen increases in older people being hospitalised.
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