MORE than half of people in the Bradford district have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

However, the figures show a wide variation between different areas of the district, with many more people in outlying northern areas around Ilkley having received both jabs than in inner-city areas such as Shearbridge or Barkerend.

NHS data shows 237,839 people had received both jabs by July 4 – 57% of those aged 16 and over, based on latest population estimates for mid-2020 from the Office for National Statistics.

Of those to have received both jabs, 229,118 were aged 25 and over – 65% of the age group.

It means 8,721 people aged between 16 to 25 have received both doses.

Meanwhile, 318,374 people in Bradford have received at least one dose of a vaccine – 77% of those aged 16 and over.

The NHS vaccine data also reveals variation in coverage for residents who are fully vaccinated between different areas across Bradford.

These figures are based on mid-2019 estimates – the latest at neighbourhood level.

Areas with the highest coverage:

1) Addingham & Ilkley Moor, with 88.4% of people aged 16 and over fully vaccinated.

2) Burley-in-Wharfedale, 81.7%

3) Menston & Burley Moor, 80.8%

Areas with the lowest coverage:

1) Shearbridge & University, 30.5%

2) Holme Top, 32.9%

3) Central Bradford & Barkerend West, 34%

Across England, 28.2 million people had received a second dose of the jab by July 4 – 62% of the population aged over 16 and over.

Despite the success of the rollout, some staff at care homes in Bradford have not been fully vaccinated.

The figures show 2,652 out of 3,945 eligible staff, including agency workers, at older adult care homes had received two doses of a vaccine by July 4 – meaning 33% have not been fully vaccinated.

In Bradford, a lot of focus has been placed on a community-centred programme to increase the take-up of Covid testing and vaccine offer across areas of the city with low acceptance rates.

A report on the Local Government Association's website states: "Early data shows a lower take up of vaccine in certain cultural and vulnerable communities.

"As the role out is extended to wider age cohorts, we envisage the level of take up will decrease further.

"Much of this is associated with the inner-city wards of the Bradford district which rank as the most deprived wards and many feature in the top 10 per cent most deprived nationally.

"Information also suggests that this due to a range of factors extending from language barriers, vaccine and testing hesitancy, misinformation, and mobility issues."