More than 700,000 people across Yorkshire have still not had their first Covid vaccination as the booster campaign ramps up, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. According to the most recent available Covid dashboard data from October 15, 703,275 people aged 12 and over remain unjabbed across the region.
Council level data is only available for England and Scotland on the dashboard. Figures show Leeds is the top council area across Yorkshire with the most unvaccinated people - although in terms of percentage, Bradford and Sheffield are at the bottom of the table, with both areas yet to have more than 80 per cent of their residents vaccinated.
5. Doncaster
Outside of Yorkshire's cities, the number fall dramatically. In Doncaster, 43,581 people are yet to have their vaccine - meaning 83.7 per cent have been vaccinated.
6. Wakefield
A little more than 86 per cent of Wakefield residents over 12 have had their vaccine - meaning 41,686 people still haven't had theirs.
7. Hull
Almost 40,000 people still haven't had their vaccination in Hull according to latest figures, meaning 82 per cent of people have.
8. Barnsley
Barnsley has 32,558 people still yet to have their Covid-19 jab, meaning 84.7 per cent of population have had their vaccine.