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Michael Eavis MICHAEL Eavis has called on the public to get vaccinated against coronavirus so they can celebrate “Glastonbury style”, after receiving the jab himself on New Year’s Eve. The 85-year-old festival founder got his vaccination at a GP-led community vaccination site at Mendip District Council offices in Shepton Mallet, close to where the festival takes place, in Pilton. Mr Eavis, who is also a dairy farmer, said the festival, which was cancelled this year due to Covid-19, might return in 2021 if enough of the population was vaccinated. He said: “It is amazing to be in one of the first groups of people to have the Covid-19 vaccine in Somerset. It is great that everyone across the country will be offered the vaccine in due course.
Michael Eavis has called on the public to get vaccinated against coronavirus so they can celebrate “Glastonbury style”, after receiving the jab himself on New Year’s Eve.
The 85-year-old festival founder got his vaccination at a GP-led community vaccination site at Mendip District Council offices in Shepton Mallet, close to where the festival takes place in Somerset.
Mr Eavis, who is also a dairy farmer, said the festival, which was cancelled this year due to Covid-19, might return in 2021 if enough of the population was vaccinated.
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis, 85, had his Covid-19 vaccination today on New Year’s Eve.Michael said: Wouldn t it be wonderful to get the majority of our population vaccinated before June 2021, so that we can celebrate next summer in proper Glastonbury style pic.twitter.com/ixIUozRHsP
Two more vaccination centres to open in Somerset as delivery to care home residents and staff begins
A number of sites have already been vaccinating high-priority patients for several weeks
The rollout of the Covid vaccine in care homes will begin across Somerset (Image: Getty)
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Teams are preparing for the vaccinations between Christmas and New Year. And two more GP-led community sites will start vaccinating those ages over 80 and health care staff. Dave Partlow, Somerset County Council s (SCC) strategic manager for adult social care, said they cannot wait to start the vaccinations. We are starting with larger homes that care for people with dementia because higher rates of COVID-19 can occur in these homes where it is more difficult to contain, he said. However, I want to be really clear with our message to all other care homes – this is just the start of our vaccination programme and we will come to you as soon as possible.”