Low vaccine take up by clinically vulnerable, BAME residents and care home staff
Take up of vaccine remains low in some BAME communities
At a virtual Ealing Council Scrutiny meeting on 10 February 2021 it was revealed that the Covid-19 vaccination rate of clinically vulnerable in Ealing is currently 55%. For BAME residents it’s 48.5% and for care home staff it’s 47%. Six care homes have closed or partially closed to new admissions due to Covid-19 outbreaks. 84% of care home residents had received Covid-19 vaccinations by 1 February 2021. 77.5% of 80+ year olds had been vaccinated by 8 February 2021. Over 40,000 people in Ealing have now been vaccinated.
Ealing Covid-19 Infection Rates
Still falling in Ealing but with the highest infection rate in London at 265.9/100,000 people. The Ealing neighbourhood with the highest rate is Southall Green at 451. The lowest is Acton Central at 102.3.
Two New Covid-19 Vaccination Sites in Greenford
Boots at Westway Circus Retail Park, 1000 Greenford Road UB6 9QN has already begun vaccinations. Starting on 22 February 2021 Roxanne’s Pharmacy will open a vaccination hub at Greenford Methodist Church, Ruislip Road, UB6 9QN
Now we need some in Acton and Northolt!
Covid-19 South African Variant Testing in Ealing
As of Friday 12 February 2021, 8,600 tests had been completed for the Covid-19 South African variant. These tests were carried out either at the Dean Gardens Car Park test centre or at home in W7 and W13 neighbourhoods . No details are yet available as to how many tested positive for the variant. The Dean Gardens test centre is to stay open all this week.
Ealing Council Agrees to Pay Ealing LTN Objectors’ Legal Fees
On 11 February Ealing Council pulled out of the LTN High Court hearing scheduled for 12 February 2021. The Council’s lawyer told the Judge that the Experimental Traffic Orders (ETOs) to which residents were objecting had been revoked. The Council then agreed to pay the legal costs so far incurred by the Judicial Review applicants representing residents in Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) areas 20, 21, 25, 30 and 35.
New ETOs were published on 10 February and come into force on 17 February 2021. The LTN road blocks remain and many of the objections to the original ETOs still apply to the new ETOs.
This admission by Ealing Council that its 2020 LTN ETOs were defective may persuade even more of the 100s of recipients of LTN Penalty Charge Notices (for driving between the LTN road block planters) to appeal their £130 fines.
LTNs were introduced in Ealing in Autumn 2020 ostensibly in response to Covid-19 ’to provide safe space for pedestrians and cyclists to travel’.
Ealing Council Has Paid Out None of Its Latest £9.9 Million ARG Emergency Covid-19 Grants
Additional Restriction Grants (ARGs), launched by the Government in October 2020, provided funding for Local Authorities to support businesses forced to close or badly impacted by the pandemic. Up to £3,000 is available per company each month.
However, according to ‘CITY A.M.’ on 10 February 2021 none of Ealing Council’s £9.9 million ARG cash has been paid out. This information was acquired through a Freedom of Information request and is accurate as from 1 February 2021.
Eric Leach
eric.alan.leach@gmail.com
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February 16, 2021
