While our Covid rates have increased slightly this week, to 299 per 100,000, the rates among young people aged between 10 and 19 are continuing to spike.
If you're a parent of a child aged between 12 and 15, you can consent to your child being vaccinated at school as part of the standard vaccination programme. This programme should be completed by 15 November so consent needs to be given for your child to be vaccinated.
Anyone aged 16 and over can get vaccinated at one of the walk-in vaccination clinics or via the National Booking System: Book or manage a COVID-19 vaccine
While Covid is typically mild in most young people, it can be very serious for some, and one dose of the vaccine provides good protection against severe illness and hospitalisation.
Booster jabs underway
Covid is a respiratory virus, so to give added protection over the winter months when there's more coughing and sneezing, you can get a third dose of the vaccine as part of Oldham's booster programme.
If you were in the first phase of the vaccination programme (priority groups 1 to 9), you should be offered a third dose Covid-19 booster vaccine within six months of your second dose.
Please wait to be contacted by your GP before trying to book a vaccination.
Those eligible for a booster vaccine include:
Those living in residential care homes
All adults aged 50 years or over
Frontline health and social care workers
All those aged 16 to 49 years with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe Covid, and adult carers
Adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals
We continue to encourage anyone over the age of 16 to get your vaccine now by visiting our walk-in clinics across the borough or booking an appointment through the onlinebooking system
View our full list of vaccination walk-in clinics, including some local pharmacy drop-ins, on ourCoronavirus Vaccination Page
It's Black History Month
Spotlighting the legacies, experiences and achievements of the Black community, Black History Month gives an opportunity to appreciate diversity, identity and representation.
To mark this important month, our Live@thelibrary team is hosting a series of live performances and exhibitions throughout October, with tickets available at www.oldham.gov.uk/liveatthelibrary
If you live in Chadderton North or Chadderton Central wards, we’ve got some great news for you...
The #DontTrashOldham initiative is now hitting your streets, removing fly tipping, litter and waste and encouraging you to love where you live.
Our wonderful engagement teams will also be out and about, encouraging residents to get involved in community litter picks andreport anyone disrespecting our borough
Not from Chadderton? Take a look when the teams will be in your ward by visiting Don't Trash Oldham
Enjoy arts and culture during Dyslexia Awareness Week
Enjoy creative workshops, exhibitions and live poetry as part of the Dyslexia Awareness Week.
If you have dyslexia, or know someone who does, these workshops are running 4 to 9 October and offer a range of ways to be creative without limitations.
While you're there, check out the library's dyslexia-friendly book collections, including Quick Reads, Audiobooks, digital collections and other dyslexia friendly formats:
Are you facing a difficult winter? You're not alone
If you live in Oldham and worried about your finances this winter, there's a range of help and support being offered to Oldham residents.
A combination of the rising costs of basic goods, energy price increases and the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic still being felt means many people will be facing additional pressures on household finances.
If you, or someone you know is struggling, we're able to advise on the range of benefits you may be entitled to.
Call our helpline on 0161 770 7007 (9am – 5pm on weekdays) or visit We can help
