AROUND 1,000 residents will receive a Covid jab today in Winsford. A special clinic will be open at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre, run with help from volunteers who will marshal traffic. The Covid vaccination programme in Winsford has been hailed a success as the vast majority of residents aged over 70 and the clinically extremely vulnerable will have been offered a jab by the end of this weekend. Around 1,000 residents will receive a Covid jab at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre today
Around 1,000 residents will receive a Covid jab at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre today It follows the meticulously organised clinic last month when 1,000 residents aged over 80 received their second dose.
A HAIRDRESSER volunteered to help as 1,000 elderly residents received their second Pfizer Covid jab. Suzanne McKevitt, who is on furlough from The Hair Shop in Northwich, acted as a marshal as GPs administered the vaccination at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre in Winsford. The 49-year-old joined a team of 14 volunteers to look after residents aged over 80 as they attended the clinic. I ended up in the marquee tent where everyone had to wait for 15 minutes after they had the vaccine, said Suzanne, who lives in Winsford. I m a people s person so I absolutely loved it. It was brilliant. There was a great sense of camaraderie.
WINSFORD became the first town in Cheshire for GPs to adminster the Covid jab in the community. For many elderly, frail and vulnerable residents it was the first time they had left home since the first lockdown in March. Staff from all five GP practices delivered the Pfizer/BioNTech injection yesterday to 975 residents aged over 80 at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre in a meticulously planned operation.
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Staff from five GP practices gave the Covid jab to 975 elderly residents at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre Swanlow GP Dr Jonathan Griffiths said: I would like to thank the people of Winsford for their support and understanding in getting this done.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock could announce new tiered measures for Cheshire today. Images: PA THE Government is due to review England’s tiers for coronavirus restrictions today, December 16. Both Cheshire East and West have been in Tier 2 – the ‘high alert’ level – since the end of the second national lockdown two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the Government has also been discussing its planned relaxation of the rules for Christmas next week. Here is everything you need to know ahead of today’s tier review.
What is happening to the rules? Since December 2, both Cheshire East and West have been following Tier 2 rules, such as households being banned from mixing indoors and pubs being required to serve substantial meals with alcohol.
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