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PANDEMIC

Supporting Worcester

through the pandemic

Throughout the pandemic, the people and busineses of our city
have been helped by Worcester City Council, working to keep

communities as happy and healthy as possible.

Back in the first lockdown, City Council from Government funding. For John’s Medical Centre, the Guildhall,
Council teams went door-to-door, some local firms – like pubs, cafes and HOW College and others.
giving advice to clinically vulnerable restaurants – this support continued
people on how to shield themselves. into the start of 2022. The City Council For some people it was easier to
More than 600 such people hadn’t has now handed out more than £100 get to these pop-ups than the main
responded to the Government’s million in grants to help Worcester vaccination centres at St Peter’s
efforts to contact them, but Council businesses survive. Church and the racecourse, and on
officers were able to use their local the busiest days local residents were
knowledge to reach most of them. JAB SUCCESS forming long queues before the doors
Worcester’s vaccination programme opened.
The Council also played a central role has been efficient and successful. Over
in supporting the Track and Trace 10,000 doses of the Covid vaccine IT’S NOT TOO LATE
scheme, personally tracking down were given in December 2021 during Getting the jab is the best way to
more than 700 residents that the the national drive to get boosted. avoid Covid symptoms and it’s not too
national service had not been able to Worcester can proudly boast of one of late to get your first one. If you’ve had
contact. the best responses in the county, with two doses, remember to get that vital
82.7% of the city’s population fully third one – you’re not fully protected
Many Worcester people faced real vaccinated by the start of last month. without it.
hardship during the pandemic, and the
City Council worked hard to provide Part of this success was down to local One-to-one walk-in sessions are now
those most in need with food supplies partners, including the NHS, the City available in Worcester, and they’re
and other essentials. This was possible Council and Worcester Community proving very popular with people who
thanks to £451,539 in hardship grants Trust, setting out to bring the vaccine were hesitant to come to one of the
provided by the Government. programme straight to the community. mass-vaccination clinics.
Pop-up clinics were set up in the heart
Hundreds of local businesses were of communities across the city, with Find out where your local clinics are
also kept afloat during the pandemic locations including the KGV Brickfields at www.swhealthcare.org.uk or phone
with grants distributed by the City Hub, Horizon Hub, Warndon Hub, St 119 to book your jab.

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