The vaccine roll-out is still in the early stages for under 18sThe vaccine roll-out is still in the early stages for under 18s
The vaccine roll-out is still in the early stages for under 18s

Covid vaccine uptake: the Crawley areas with the greatest number of children and teenagers vaccinated

The summer holidays are almost over for teenagers in Crawley and an increasing number will be heading back to the classroom with a Covid vaccine in their arm.

Despite more than 77% of the UK’s adult population now being vaccinated against coronavirus, the roll-out is still in the early stages for under-18s.

While Covid symptoms in children are largely asymptomatic or mild, vaccination opened for those aged 16 and 17 three weeks ago.

The USA and countries in the EU including France, Spain and Italy are currently offering the jabs to over 12s, but the UK is proving more hesitant.

Vaccinations are currently only being offered to children aged 12 to 15 who are at higher risk from coronavirus or who live with someone who has a suppressed immune system.

Across England, more than half a million under-18s have now been vaccinated against coronavirus, representing 14% of the 12-17 population. In the South East, 94,515 have received their first dose and in Crawley 1,084 have been vaccinated.

Population figures are mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics so may not be exact.

Here we reveal which neighbourhoods in Crawley have the greatest number of under 18s vaccinated against coronavirus as children prepare to return to school.