Thousands more young people across Kent are set to be offered the Covid vaccine - as the NHS approaches the end of the first dose roll-out.

Concerns have been raised about accessing an under pressure doctors' surgery after patients were left frustrated by lengthy waits on the phone.

A director of public heath in Kent is urging teenagers and young people to get their Covid jabs now.

A nightclub manager has said the county is at risk of losing some of its most iconic venues following the delay of freedom day.

Over 18s in one part of Kent are now invited to book their first Covid jab.

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Boris Johnson has announced June 21's 'Freedom Day' will be delayed by four weeks as cases of the variant first detected in India spiral.

A man who spent 53 days in a coma has finally left the hospital where he's been since January.

There are reports tonight that the final stage of coronavirus lockdown easing could be held up by another four weeks.

Almost 80% of Indian strain - or Delta variant - cases in Kent are being seen in one half of the county.

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Covid-19 cases are continuing to rise but the number of people who have had two doses of vaccine in the county has increased significantly.

Pupils at two grammar schools are being asked to take 'targeted' PCR tests as part of ramped up efforts to identify the Delta variant.

A town centre cocktail bar has been fined £1,000 after being unable to follow council inspectors' advice to make its garden confirm to Covid rules.

The Kent comic has enraged the Twittersphere after comparing today's young people waiting for Covid jabs with Second World War D-Day soldiers.

The NHS started calling those aged 25-29 for vaccination from today as the inoculation programme reaches the 'home straight'.

The NHS will start calling those aged 25-29 for vaccination from tomorrow as the inoculation programme reaches the 'home straight'.

A grandfather has told how he has been waiting six weeks for another vaccine after a botched second dose ran down his arm.

Shopkeepers in a Kent town say they are losing business due to the temporary closure of their high street.

As coronavirus cases across the UK increase infection rates are falling in five parts of Kent.