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COVID: Just 435 people get jabbed at four-day vaccine festival in Tower Hamlets

Figures show the event worked out at a cost of more than 拢535 for every jab administered.

Wednesday 6 April 2022 17:28, UK

A NHS worker looks for patients at a Covid-19 pop-up vaccination centre during a four-day vaccine festival in Langdon Park, Poplar, east London. Picture date: Saturday July 31, 2021.
Image: A nurse looks for patients at the four-day vaccine festival in Langdon Park last summer
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A four-day festival in London put together to encourage people to get a COVID vaccination saw just 435 people jabbed, according to figures.

The event was held between 30 July and 2 August last summer at Langdon Park in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, where residents could "come along, get jabbed and enjoy live music".

The festival offered first and second Pfizer jabs to anyone aged over 18 and was part of a drive by Tower Hamlets Council to pull out "all the stops to engage with young people around vaccination".

A nurse looks for patients at a Covid-19 pop-up vaccination centre during a four-day vaccine festival in Langdon Park, Poplar, east London. Picture date: Saturday July 31,鈥�
Image: The event offered Pfizer jabs and was put together to increase vaccination uptake

The council told Sky News it had been trying to adopt "new and innovative ways" to vaccinate young residents where data was showing a "low uptake".

A spokesperson said "learning is taken from all our work to deliver vaccines" to ensure such events are "effective" and "deliver value for money".

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed the event cost the council £237,235, reported the East London Advertiser.

According to the figures, the event worked out at a cost of more than £535 for every jab administered.

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A Tower Hamlets Council spokesperson said: "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we have worked hard to keep Tower Hamlets safe, including vaccinating as many residents as possible and working to address vaccine hesitancy.

"The vaccine event at Langdon Park, funded by COVID-19 grants from central government, was set up to help vaccinate young residents, where data was showing a low uptake in this group.

"Councils across the country have been actively encouraged to use funding to deliver vaccines in new and innovative ways, which is important in efforts to address vaccine hesitancy and low uptake in particular groups."

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The vaccination rate for three jabs in Tower Hamlets is just over 55%, according to government data - well below the national average of 67.6%.

A person receives a Covid-19 jab at a pop-up vaccination centre during a four-day vaccine festival in Langdon Park, Poplar, east London. Picture date: Saturday July 31, 2021.
Image: This jab was one of 435 administered during the four-day event at Langdon Park, according to figures

The council spokesperson added: "Every vaccine in the arm of a resident helps prevent severe illness from COVID-19, build immunity and keep people safe.

"We continue to work to increase vaccination rates through novel approaches including our mobile vaccination bus, events, and clinics in community spaces.

"Learning is taken from all our work to deliver vaccines, to ensure clinics and events are as effective as possible and deliver value for money."

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