Drive to get more people in Middlesbrough vaccinated six months since first UK jab
Video report by Kris Jepson
It's been six months since the first person in the UK was vaccinated against Covid-19. In the North East, the first person to be jabbed was Dr Hari Shukla. Now, half a year later, he is urging everyone to take up the vaccine when they are offered.
On the 7 June, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, announced that anyone over the age of 25 is now eligible for a Covid vaccine, but there is still a struggle to get the over 40s covered.
In Middlesbrough, a vaccine bus has been travelling to different areas of the town to encourage more people to take up the vaccine by making it easier and more accessible.
According to the Joint Director of Public Health for South Tees, Mark Adams, as of last week 5000 people over 50 in Middlesbrough still hadn't been vaccinated, and 16,000 had only had one jab.