COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Northern Ireland by Age and LGD

NI Vaccine Management System (VMS) provides an aggregated daily summary of COVID-19 vaccinations for Northern Ireland. The dataset includes counts of living people vaccinated by dose, age band, and Local Government District (LGD) of residence. It is updated weekly and feeds into the UK-wide coronavirus dashboard.

Use Cases

• Model vaccination uptake trends over time based on the day-by-day count structure.
• Analyze demographic disparities in vaccine coverage based on the age band and LGD of residence fields.
• Monitor progress towards vaccination targets for different population groups.
• Integrate regional data for UK-wide public health dashboards and reporting.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative NI Vaccine Management System (VMS).
• Aggregation is provided at daily granularity for time-series analysis.
• Includes breakdowns by key demographic and geographic dimensions (age band, LGD).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NI Vaccine Management System (VMS), aggregated by the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Aggregated summary data extracted daily from the operational vaccination system.

Time Range

Daily counts, with weekly dataset updates.

Freshness

Updated weekly.

Geography

Northern Ireland, with breakdown by Local Government District (LGD).