A West Yorkshire couple who said they have stayed at home throughout the pandemic to make sure they were “100% safe” have described having the coronavirus vaccination as a “big weight off”. Richard and Linda Poskitt received their vaccinations in Wakefield, at the first large-scale centre to open in West Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning and said it was a “great day”. The couple said they both have underlying health conditions and have been shielding during the outbreak as they knew it would be “extremely serious” if they caught Covid-19. After receiving his vaccination, Mr Poskitt, 77, said: “We’ve been waiting for months really because my wife is clinically vulnerable and been shielding for a long time last summer and then shielding again now and it is a stress.
By Press Association 2021
Richard and Linda Poskitt were the first people to be vaccinated against coronavirus at West Yorkshireâs first large vaccination centre
A couple who said they have stayed at home throughout the pandemic to make sure they were “100% safe” have described having the coronavirus vaccination as a “big weight off”.
Richard and Linda Poskitt received their vaccinations in Wakefield, at the first large-scale centre to open in West Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning and said it was a “great day”.
The couple said they both have underlying health conditions and have been shielding during the outbreak as they knew it would be “extremely serious” if they caught Covid-19.
By Press Association 2021
Richard and Linda Poskitt were the first people to be vaccinated against coronavirus at West Yorkshireâs first large vaccination centre
A couple who said they have stayed at home throughout the pandemic to make sure they were “100% safe” have described having the coronavirus vaccination as a “big weight off”.
Richard and Linda Poskitt received their vaccinations in Wakefield, at the first large-scale centre to open in West Yorkshire, on Tuesday morning and said it was a “great day”.
The couple said they both have underlying health conditions and have been shielding during the outbreak as they knew it would be “extremely serious” if they caught Covid-19.
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They have been located in areas with good public transport links or parking facilities.
People in the nationally agreed priority groups who live 30 to 45 minutes drive from any of the large vaccination centres are receiving an invitation letter from the NHS national booking service.
This will explain how to book appointment at any of the centres that are open, including those at community pharmacies.
If people prefer, they can wait to receive an invitation from their GP practice for an appointment at their local centre or choose to wait for the other centres to open over the next few weeks.
And the chief medical officer for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said officials still expected to get enough supplies to offer vaccinations to everyone in the top four priority groups by mid-February.
It comes amid conflicting reports about whether doses of the vaccine originally intended for Yorkshire, which has been one of the fastest regions to roll out the programme, were to be redirected to other parts of the country.
The Yorkshire Post understands that while West Yorkshire s overall allocation of vaccine will remain unchanged in the longer term, it will get a smaller supply in the short term while other areas are allowed to catch up.