Derbyshire's first Covid vaccine being prepared at Stubley Medical Centre in Dronfield Woodhouse.Derbyshire's first Covid vaccine being prepared at Stubley Medical Centre in Dronfield Woodhouse.
Derbyshire's first Covid vaccine being prepared at Stubley Medical Centre in Dronfield Woodhouse.

Covid vaccines: Areas in Chesterfield with the lowest vaccine uptake

The areas of Chesterfield with the lowest take up of Covid-19 vaccines among the over-70s have been revealed in new figures.

Since the UK’s vaccination programme started in December more than 23 million people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Official figures from NHS England now reveal how many people have been vaccinated in neighbourhoods across the country.

In Chesterfield, 58,704 people over 70 had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine between December 8, 2020 and March 7.

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