After months of lockdown restrictions, some married couples are sick of the sight of each other.
But the Hugheses won’t be getting sick from Covid – after they both received the Pfizer vaccine yesterday.
Maureen, 84, and Gerry, 81, are believed to be the first people to receive the vaccine in a GP surgery.
It might sting: Maureen, 84, and Gerry, 81, Hughes at their surgery in Halesowen in the West Midlands for the Covid-19 jabs yesterday
The next steps of the inoculation programme could see priority given to those in jobs which put them at greater risk of exposure – such as taxi drivers and security guards – following a report by a public health expert.
GPs spend full day booking in elderly only for vaccine delivery to be delayed at last minute
The deliveries of the life changing vaccine were pushed back at the last minute
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Family doctors across England have begun vaccinating their patients against Covid-19 as health experts issued fresh warnings about a rise in cases caused by Christmas socialising.
Doctors offering Covid jabs for the first time fume as hundreds have appointments postponed over delivery delays
Updated: 14 Dec 2020, 23:49
GPs offered Covid jabs for the first time yesterday but hundreds of Brits had appointments postponed because of delivery delays.
Maureen and Gerry Hughes, aged 84 and 81, were the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from a GP in England.
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GPs in England are furious after hundreds of Brits appointments to get the Covid vaccine had to be cancelled over delivery delaysCredit: AFP
The couple, who had their jab at Feldon Lane Surgery in Halesowen, West Midlands, now plan to see family at Christmas.
Family doctors across England have begun vaccinating their patients against Covid-19 as health experts issued fresh warnings about a rise in cases caused by Christmas socialising.
GP practices have started taking delivery of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from central hubs, with the over-80s among those called up to receive the jab.
Dr Gillian Love, clinical director of the Halesowen Primary Care Network, began administering vaccinations to patients in the West Midlands area on Monday afternoon.
She said: “The vaccine is a fantastic opportunity to restore a degree of normality, for families and friends to reconnect, and for the country to get back on its feet.