Younger people cannot turn up and expect to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Bolton, despite reports suggesting “anyone” could queue for a jab.
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  May 16, 2021  
     
 

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  Thousands of people are queuing on the streets of Bolton after it emerged there are 4,000 available vaccines that “must be used today”  
     
  Younger people cannot turn up and expect to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Bolton, despite reports suggesting “anyone” could queue for a jab.  
     
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Surge in Covid infections in Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire, Manchester and Bolton as concerns grow over Indian variant
 
The total number of confirmed cases in the North West is now 611,417 as of Saturday, May 15.
 
     
 
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Local doctors inject funds into UCLan’s medical institute
 
The University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) School of Medicine has been given a major vote of confidence by local doctors.
 
     
 
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Fears Indian variant is 50% more transmissible and could derail lockdown plans
 
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that plans to end lockdown restrictions in England next month are in jeopardy as the Indian Covid variant continues to spread.
 
     
 
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PM to send army to Indian Covid variant hotspots to assist with surge testing
 
The Prime Minister will deploy the army to Indian Covid variant hotspots to assist with surge testing, amid fears the strain could be 50 per cent more transmissible.
 
     
 
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Care home residents allowed up to 5 regular visitors from Monday
 
Care home residents in England will be allowed to nominate five regular visitors from Monday (17 May), as the country moves into the next phase of easing lockdown.
 
     
 
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Fears Indian variant is 50% transmissible and could derail lockdown plans
 
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that plans to end lockdown restrictions in England next month are in jeopardy as the Indian Covid variant continues to spread.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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