‘No one’s safe until we’re all safe’ campaign update
The ‘No one’s safe until we’re all safe’ campaign was launched earlier this month by the local NHS and Brighton and Hove City council to make sure no one misses out on their COVID-19 vaccine offer, and to make it as easy as possible for them to get protected.
Encouraging take-up of the vaccine will save lives. The NHS and city council are committed to supporting everyone across all communities in Brighton and Hove to have their vaccination.
As the campaign progresses and gathers pace, further initiatives are being planned and more actions undertaken on the front line of the vaccination rollout.
This includes new outreach services, valuable work with communities to support our diverse communities to understand any barriers to them receiving it, as well as vital clear information across the city on the vaccination programme that is targeted to communities, written in community languages.
COVID vaccinations taken direct to heart of communities across the city
The ongoing campaign to combat barriers to people getting their COVID-19 vaccination saw vaccines given to local people in the heart of their communities over last weekend, offering vital protection closer to peoples’ homes.
As part of the campaign, community based services have been giving the vaccine closer to where people live and work to encourage uptake.
Local people in central and East Brighton had an ambulance parked in the heart of their community offering vaccines, making sure everyone in the city is supported to access their vaccination, and barriers that they may face (such as getting to a vaccine site) overcome with practical solutions.
The site chosen for the first of many community vaccination visits comes following engagement with community leaders. This site visit is one of many more to come in different locations around the city in coming weeks. Details of the community sites that will be visited by the vaccination roadshow ambulance and bus will be released and promoted within communities.
This will help to make sure every can access the vaccine, and we are to listening to our communities and finding real solutions to any barriers they may face.
LGBTQ+ questions or concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines answered
This week the campaign see the local NHS and city council joining with Scene Magazine for a free online Q&A with Alistair Hill, Director of Public Health & Becky Woodiwiss, Public Health Principal and a representative from the NHS vaccine programme.
Recent research from the LGBT Foundation shows that some LGBTQ people have specific concerns, and the local NHS and city council partners want to make sure that they have all the information needed to make an informed decision to access this lifesaving vaccine.
The local NHS and Brighton and Hove city council is committed enabling everyone in the city to access the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s why they are providing a safe space for people from the LGBTQ+ community in the city to ask the questions they want answers to, and all questions will be treated with confidence. Questions can be submitted in advance, during the event, (anonymously if you wish) or in advance by twitter, Facebook or email.
Translated vaccination bus stop posters placed in key sites across city
Posters promoting the vaccine are being placed in key sites around the city in a variety of languages from this week.
The NHS and Brighton and Hove City Council are committed to encouraging the take up of the vaccine by everyone who lives in the city, including those for whom English is not their first language.
That’s why we are providing key information on the vaccine rollout and answer peoples’ concerns in a variety of community languages, with translated posters and artwork have been produced in Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi and English.
The sites for the posters have been chosen specifically to match community research that matches the languages to the nearest mosque, synagogue or temple. Posters in several languages have been placed along roads those roads in the centre of the city with an abundance of international shops and restaurants.
Reassurance on Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in community languages
Local communities in Brighton and Hove who speak languages other than English were reassured of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine safety, with a statement produced in eight commonly spoken community languages.
The local NHS and Brighton and Hove city council wanted it to be clear to everyone in the city that there has been no evidence of an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or thrombocytopenia, in any defined age group, gender, batch or in any particular country.
Transport solutions offered for those who cannot get to vaccine
Free transport option is now available to help people in the city get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointment The booking service is available between 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00 Monday to Friday.
All transport providers have signed up to a COVID-19 safety policy to ensure that all precautions are in place for a safe journey.
Brighton and Hove city council and the NHS are committed to ensuring residents Hove can access the COVID-19 vaccine.
That’s why, as part of the ‘No one’s safe until we’re all safe’ campaign, any local resident who has no means to get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointment will be able to book a free return journey to help them attend.
