Issue - meetings

The Panel considered a report from NHS Hampshire, Southampton and IOW CCG and Southampton City Council providing the Panel with an overview of progress being made by the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Southampton

Jenny Erwin – Senior Responsible Officer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Covid-19 Vaccinations Programme, Phil Aubrey-Harris – Deputy Director of Primary Care at NHS Hampshire, Southampton and IOW CCG and Dr Debbie Chase - Director of Public Health, Southampton City Council were in attendance and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The Panel discussed a number of points including:

·  The rates of vaccination across the City’s varied communities.  It was explained that the proportion of Southampton’s population under 50 was much higher than in some of the surrounding areas;

·  The vaccination programmes out-reach to sailors visiting the port;

·  The current rates and spread of the Delta variant

·  Efforts to reach out to younger people – noting the forthcoming “grab a Jab” campaign;

·  The development of the Covid-19 booster vaccinations scheme;

·  Development of Long-Covid support programmes.

RESOLVED that the Panel are provided with a breakdown of vaccination uptake rates across Southampton’s communities.