Book your COVID-19 vaccination
If you’re aged 25 or over, or if you turn 25 before 1 July 2021, you can now book your COVID-19 vaccine online or by calling 119.
If you did not book when you were contacted, you’re still eligible and can book your appointments anytime.
Have fun in the sun and stay safe by the sea this summer
If you’re heading to the coast over the summer months, please take care and respect the water.
Coastal areas provide a great opportunity to enjoy fresh air and open space but they can be an unpredictable and dangerous environment, particularly during early summer when air temperatures start warming up but water temperatures remain dangerously cold, increasing the risk of cold water shock.
Please remember these top safety tips from Claire Hughes, director of HM Coastguard and Gareth Morrison, the RNLI’s head of water safety:
- Before setting out, take a minute to check the weather, tides and winds to help avoid getting caught out.
- Leave inflatables at home as they are designed for the pool, not open water, where the wind and current can very quickly take you out to sea and into danger.
- If you’re taking part in popular water sports like paddle boarding, take a mobile phone in a waterproof pouch so you can call for help if needed. If you or someone else is in trouble, always call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
- If you find yourself in trouble in cold water, your natural reaction can be to panic and thrash around, which increases the chances of breathing in water and drowning. The best thing to do is to float on your back and wait for the effects of cold water shock to pass until you can control your breathing. You can then plan your next move to reach safety.
Enjoy yourself and keep the Island safe
Our actions make a big difference. Now more than ever, we need to protect each other and the Island by keeping risks low.
- If you’re going out, keep a safe distance from people who aren’t friends and family.
- Wear a face covering when required or where social distancing is difficult.
- Meet outside where possible. Stick to six people or two households when meeting indoors and let fresh air in.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently.
- If you’re going out to eat or drink, every person in your group must leave their details. Using the NHS COVID-19 app is the easiest way to do this.
- When you are invited to by the NHS book your COVID-19 vaccination.
- Protect yourself and others, break the chains of transmission. Get regular COVID-19 rapid response tests.
- If you get symptoms, self-isolate immediately and book a test.
- When required, self-isolate.
Hosting an event?
Join our webinar and Q&A session this Thursday, 10 June from 3pm to 4.30pm, for venues and organisers hosting events as part of their business activities.
This webinar is specifically for people and venues holding events where:
- people are likely to congregate in one area for the duration of the event;
- people are likely to enter or leave the venue in large numbers at a similar time.
This is a joint information session with Hampshire Constabulary. The webinar will look at COVID-19 regulations in addition to general information.
If you’re interested, please sign up even if you cannot attend. A link for the recorded webinar will be sent to everyone who has signed up.
It’s ok to tell us
Mental health is a key priority for the Island.
We would like to hear your views and experiences about accessing mental health and wellbeing support.
If you have a few minutes to share your thoughts, please complete our survey.
Latest Island COVID-19 and vaccine statistics
These are the latest published vaccination and COVID-19 stats for the Isle of Wight, from NHS England and Public Health England, respectively.
Cases are expected to fluctuate as we come out of lockdown and the government’s programme of rapid response testing for people without symptoms is rolled out.
You can read the full report here: https://www.iow.gov.uk/covid19_data
The COVID-19 statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by Public Health England on 7 June 2021 at 4pm including data up to 6 June 2021.
The vaccination statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by NHS England on 3 June 2021 including data up to 30 May 2021.
The graphic shows:
- 97,710 – The number of island residents who have received their first dose of the vaccine.
- 77,057 – The number of island residents who have received their second dose of the vaccine.
- 6,869 – The number of confirmed cases to date of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result since March 2020. This is based on the residential address of the person tested rather than where they are registered with a GP.
- 21 – The number of positive cases in the seven-day period.
- 14.8 – Weekly cases per 100,000. This is the number of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result in the seven-day period, divided by the total population of the Island.
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