Outbreak Management Advisory Board - 7 July 2021.
COVID Vaccination Inequalities.
Presented by: Anita Dobson Nurse Consultant in Public Health
· Actions to date to address vaccine inequality
o Data interrogation
o Weekly meetings with CCG
o Inequalities assurance meeting with NYCC
o HCV inequalities meeting
· Pop up clinics
A series of walk-in, pop-up clinics are taking place at venues across the city during the coming week to reach local people over the age of 18 years who have not yet received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. All eligible patients are welcome to turn up on the day, but it is possible to book an appointment in advance through GP surgery’s.
- Saturday 26 June, from 8.30am to 1.40pm, at Jorvik Gillygate Practice on Stonebow (Astra Zeneca).
- Sunday 27 June, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, at Priory Medical Group’s Tang Hall Lane Surgery (Pfizer).
- Monday 28 June, from 12.45pm to 5pm, at Burnholme Sports Centre (Pfizer).
- Tuesday 29 June, from 8.30am to 7.30pm, at the University of York (Pfizer).
- Wednesday 30 June, from 5pm to 8.30pm, at York St. John University (Pfizer).
- Thursday 1 July, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, at York St. John University (Pfizer).
- Friday 2 July, from 8.30am to 7.30pm, at York St. John University (Pfizer).
- Saturday 3 July, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, at Priory Medical Group’s Tang Hall Lane Surgery (Pfizer).
- Sunday 4 July, from 8.45am to 3pm, at Burnholme Sports Centre (Pfizer).
All these clinics are in residential areas where people can access by walking and public transport.
· Community Pharmacies
Work is on-going with community pharmacies to deliver covid vaccinations. Currently there is provision in Haxby and Acomb.
· Contact phone calls– being made through Nimbus. CYC will support once capacity is available, paused due to contact tracing workload.
· Communications
Joint working with CYC and CCG to look at where at to whom messages are targeted so that specific issues can be addressed. This includes information on public transport, vaccination safety, pop-up venues and the availability of information in languages other than English. Weekly meetings are held so that current issues are responded to in a timely manner.
· Specific actions for targeted groups
· Vulnerable Women– one clinic has been delivered, a further clinic arranged.
· Homeless – more clinics arranged for 7th and 9 July for 2nd doses – 80% had first dose
· Traveller community– CCG continue to work with the community. Information from NYCC regarding Seamer and Appleby Fair and how access can be made available at these locations.
· Ethnic minorities. CCG working with ethnic minorities. Chinese community COVID vaccine up-take remains a concern, CYC Public Health are seeking to have face to face meetings within the Chinese community. Lessons learnt from COVID suggests that by working in this way uptake is increased.
|
Ethnic Group |
Eligible |
No. received first dose |
% received first dose |
|
British |
119,245 |
102,803 |
86.2% |
|
Irish |
707 |
556 |
78.6% |
|
Any other White background |
14,437 |
9,611 |
66.6% |
|
Caribbean |
140 |
88 |
62.9% |
|
Arab |
29 |
18 |
62.1% |
|
Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi |
304 |
187 |
61.5% |
|
Pakistani or British Pakistani |
392 |
240 |
61.2% |
|
Any other Black background |
136 |
83 |
61.0% |
|
White and Black Caribbean |
215 |
129 |
60.0% |
|
White and Asian |
499 |
297 |
59.5% |
|
Any other mixed background |
607 |
355 |
58.5% |
|
Any other Asian background |
1,433 |
822 |
57.4% |
|
White and Black African |
177 |
100 |
56.5% |
|
Indian or British Indian |
1,448 |
812 |
56.1% |
|
Not Known |
32,712 |
18,300 |
55.9% |
|
(blank) |
34 |
19 |
55.9% |
|
Any other ethnic group |
1,723 |
922 |
53.5% |
|
African |
670 |
343 |
51.2% |
|
Traveller |
6 |
3 |
50.0% |
|
Chinese |
4,748 |
1,050 |
22.1% |
|
All |
179,662 |
136,738 |
76.1% |
· Ward data/breakdown
Data from NIMMS Covid Vaccine Uptake Data Export Report 17.6.21. For first dose COVID vaccination.
Data from NIMMS Covid Vaccine Uptake Data Export Report 1.7.21
