Speaking at a council meeting on Monday, Ms Eaton also predicted a new wave of Covid infections would hit Leeds after Christmas
People are being urged to get their winter flu and coronavirus vaccines. Picture: PA
Asked for a vaccine update at a meeting about climate change, Ms Eaton told councillors: “What seems to be happening with both Covid and flu vaccinations is that, both nationally and in Leeds, we are seeing really good take-up among those people who are most at risk of both Covid and flu.“So in care home residents and older people over the age of 65, we have very high levels of vaccination. It’s around about 81 or 82 per cent in those groups.
She added: “There’s a lot of work to be done on advising and supporting people that there’s a need to come forward and that it’s something they’d benefit from.“In those older groups we’re doing really well. But there’s an element of vaccine complacency that’s come in this year.”
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