Covid Watch 145: All quiet in Shropshire but national concern over Delta variant
andybodders It is looking good here. First dose vaccination rates are close to 100% and most people who have been offered second dose have taken it up. There have been no…
Covid Watch 144: Despite outbreaks it is looking good as Shropshire approaches near zero Covid
Readers of this blog know I am never one to claim we have surmounted a hurdle before we have done so. But the Covid statistics for Shropshire, including south west…
Covid Watch 142: Good news as Covid-19 cases approach zero in Ludlow and Shropshire
New Covid-19 cases have been at zero or close to zero in Ludlow for weeks, and very low in the rest of south west Shropshire over the same period. Our…
Covid Watch 141: Would you welcome a vaccination passport if they were introduced? Vote now
I have very mixed views about vaccine passports. The government is resisting the idea. Ministers worry about the complexity and potential discrimination, though rather less about the intrusion into civil…
Covid Watch 140: Ludlow town buses back to normal from Thursday 1 April when vax shuttle ends
Bus services have been disrupted in recent weeks to give priority to the shuttle bus between Ludlow and the Racecourse vaccination centre. From Thursday, the 701 and 722 will revert…