'Plan B' covid restrictions are going to be bought into action as the omicron variant spreads quickly among communities.
Prime Minster Boris Johnson has said that we can't assume the new variant is less severe than previous ones and has reintroduced a range of measures to protect public health.
The announcement comes as the lastest figures show that 88.8 per cent of people aged 12 or over in the UK have now had their first dose of the vaccine, while 80.9 per cent have had two jabs. But vaccine uptake has remained an issue in many areas.
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A number of neighbourhoods across Bristol have vaccine rates way below the national average - with just over half of residents in some areas receiving two doses.
Barton Hill has the lowest vaccine uptake out of any Bristol neighbourhood, with 58.7 per cent of the population having their first dose. And only 50.6 per cent have had their second dose.
Upper Easton also a low vaccine uptake of 60.2 per cent having had their first dose and 52.9 having had their second dose.
Other neighbourhoods with low rates are Bristol City centre, Lower Easton, St Pauls and Temple Meads with ranges in the low 60 per cent for first dose.
The neighbourhoods with low vaccine up take in Bristol:
Upper Easton
- 1st dose: 60.2 per cent
- 2nd dose: 52.9 per cent
Lower Easton
- 1st dose: 64.1
- 2nd dose: 57.2
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Barton Hill
- 1st dose: 58.7 per cent
- 2nd dose: 50.6 per cent
Bristol City Centre
- 1st dose: 62.9 per cent
- 2nd dose: 55.7 per cent
Kingsdown and Stokes Croft
- 1st dose: 67. 6 per cent
- 2nd dose: 60.4 per cent
Temple Meads
- 1st dose 63.9 per cent
- 2nd dose: 56.5 per cent
St Pauls
- 1st dose: 64 per cent
- 2nd dose: 56.9 per cent
In terms of cases, the Bristol region had another 840 new infections confirmed today (Thursday, December 9).
Bristol recorded 334, South Gloucester reported 201 and North Somerset 155. Bath and North East Somerset confirmed 150 positive lab tests.
Bristol also reported a further two deaths were someone had died within 28 days of a positive test.
Breakdown of cases:
- Bristol: 334
- South Gloucester: 201
- North Somerset: 155
- Bath and North East Somerset 150
Across the UK, a total of 50, 867 cases were confirmed today and 148 deaths were registered where the person had died within 28 days of a positive test.
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