Thanks to this incredible work, Redbridge will, this week, become one of the first councils in the country to roll out a targeted test and vaccination programme for local rough sleepers.
Conservative councillors Linda Huggett and Howard Berlin both raised the issue of vaccinating rough sleepers in Redbridge, on Monday, at an overview meeting.
They called on the council to follow the lead of Oldham Council, which was the first in the country to roll out this programme.
Oldham Council in Manchester was the first in the country to provide this service to rough sleepers.
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Cabinet member for adult social care and health, Cllr Mark Santos, said: Vaccination is not a silver bullet but it is a very positive and significant part of a programme of measures to tackle this virus.