Urban Villages - Focus Magazine {Issue 11)

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Capital Investment Projects

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Urban Villages FOCUS Magazine Capital Supplement Issue 1

The Urban Villages Initiative is continuing to invest in local communities, connecting people and places and helping to create #ThrivingPlaces in Urban Village areas. Find out more: With this issue of FOCUS Magazine you will receive a copy of our first ever Capital Supplement, developed to capture the story of one of the Urban Villages core aims, ‘improving the physical environment’ across the Urban Village areas. The transformation is not only physical. Find out more about the way these projects create inclusive, welcoming and diverse spaces; connecting people and places positively.

Covid-19 Don’t let your guard down

There has been a big increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19. This puts pressure on our hospitals and health services. Vaccination protects. It helps our health service cope, by pushing down infection numbers and hospital admissions. It will also help us all get back to normality – mixing with friends, nights out, holidays and all the other things we may have taken for granted before.

Vaccination at a community pharmacy

SECOND DOSE

WHERE TO GET YOUR VACCINE

You can get your second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at any regional vaccination centre. If necessary, you can attend on another date, without having to change your original appointment, as long as the required interval has passed since your first dose. The required interval between first and second doses is: • eight weeks for Pfizer • eight weeks for Moderna • eight weeks for Astra Zeneca

Most pharmacies only supply the AstraZeneca vaccine at present, which is recommended for those aged 40 and over. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is also available at a number of pharmacies. This vaccine can be administered to anyone aged 18 years and over. Details of which pharmacies are offering the Moderna vaccine are available here .

FIRST DOSE

First dose vaccinations are available from either one of the many walk-in centres or community pharmacies. Mobile vaccination clinics You can get your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at any mobile vaccination clinic without an appointment. These clinics are in multiple locations and you can find the one closest to you here .

More information on COVID-19 vaccination is available at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/get-covid-19-vaccination-northern-ireland

Urban Villages Initiative | Focus Magazine Issue 11