Light at the end of the tunnel Ââ pensioner s happiness at receiving the covid jab
PRAISE: Bob and Christine Atkinson PENSIONER Bob Atkinson has nothing but praise for the way the covid vaccination programme is being run in Bolton. The 81-year-old had his vaccination at Peter House Surgery in Westhoughton on Friday and said he was grateful and happy to have received the jab. He told The Bolton News: I drove to the surgery and there were marshals at the car park telling where you could park, because the surgery car park is quite small and it was busy. They were directing people, and they did not have to do that. It took me three minutes in all from getting into the queue, which was socially distanced, to having the injection.
Another Wanderers legend has received their coronavirus vaccine in Bolton. Wyn Davies, who played 155 times for Bolton, scoring 66 goals, as well as representing Wales received his vaccination at Avondale Health Centre off Chorley Old Road on Tuesday to the delight of the staff. The 78-year-old follows fellow Wanderers legend and England international Tommy Banks, 90, who played in the 1958 FA Cup winning side alongside Nat Lofthouse and Doug Holden, beating Manchester United 2-0 at Wembley, in receiving their vaccine in Bolton. The news was shared by the Bolton GP Federation who said they were honoured to welcome Davies in to receive his vaccine.
Every GP practice in Bolton now has access to a local Covid-19 vaccination site
There are now nine sites throughout the borough
17:48, 14 JAN 2021
A patient at the Old Vicarage care home in Bolton was among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine (Image: Bolton Council)
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Vaccination centres are up and running in all areas of Bolton Ââ here s where they are
Vaccination centres are up and running in all areas of Bolton Ââ here s where they are All GP practices in Bolton now have access to a local vaccination site as another location has been confirmed. Invitations to receive the vaccine at Horwich RMI Club, on Ramsbottom Road, will start in earnest, with vaccinations expected to take place from the middle of next week. These arrangements will affect people aged 80 or over registered at Kildonan House Surgery and Pike View Medical Centre. Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group, is delivering the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the borough on behalf of NHS England.