H&F Council has been supporting residents throughout the Covid-19 pandemic including working with community partners and voluntary organisations across the borough.

The vaccine rollout now offers welcome relief during a period which, for many of us, has been challenging and distressing. In H&F over 18,000 people have already had the vaccine without incident.

But the introduction of the vaccine has also highlighted some concerns. There are lots of questions that people are asking, including how effective and safe it is, who should have it first and what the side effects might be.

These are all reasonable questions. So, having a discussion about why all residents should look to having the vaccination when the opportunity arises over the coming weeks and months, is really important.

H&F would like to help by providing reliable sources of information about the vaccine from people who work as doctors, nurses and vaccine researchers. Read more