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Key Issues
- Shingles – coverage increases the longer the person has been eligible for. North Tyneside are achieving higher than the North East and Cumbria and England average. Uptake is low at 32% when individuals first become eligible. The shingles vaccination helps prevent shingles, which is a common painful skin disease. The vaccine is expected to reduce the risk of getting shingles and if you do go on to have the disease, your symptoms may be milder and the illness shorter.
- Flu – Uptake of the flu vaccine remains lower than the national target for those in clinical at-risk groups, those aged 50-64 and pregnant women. In 2021/22 flu season North Tyneside achieved consistently higher uptake rates than the national and regional averages. North Tyneside observed improvement in all adult cohorts except for pregnant women who saw a decline of 5.7%. Getting vaccinated against flu will provide protection for the individual and for those around them.
- Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) – Uptake of the PPV vaccine increases the longer the individual has been eligible. North Tyneside are achieving low levels of coverage for the first year the patient becomes eligible (21.3%). 6.7% of the eligible population received the PPV vaccination in 2020/21 however this is above the national and regional average. North Tyneside is achieving above the England average for coverage rates when the individual receives the vaccine at any time but are below the North East and Cumbria average6 . There is limited regional data available for those in at risk groups which indicates lower coverage rates similar to the flu vaccination programme. The pneumococcal vaccine protects against serious and potentially fatal pneumococcal infections.
- Pertussis – Uptake of the pertussis vaccine is high in North Tyneside and North Tyneside are achieving higher than the regional and national averages6 . Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has seen a sharp rise in recent years and babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. Young babies with whooping cough are often very unwell and most will be admitted to hospital because of their illness. When whooping cough is particularly severe, they can die. Pregnant women can help protect their babies by getting vaccinated.
