For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government is considering a mass vaccination programme in Bolton, but it is not 'top of the list' of solutions to rising infection rates in the town.
The borough has recorded 152 new cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people in the last week, the highest figure in Greater Manchester and more than seven times the average for England.
The sudden rise in infections - thought to be driven by the B.1.617.2 strain of the virus, often called the Indian variant - has caused concern.
Yesterday, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham confirmed that he is lobbying the government to supply extra vaccines as part of a