Soon afterwards, Warrington resident Bill, 84, was vaccinated by lead nurse Deb Hatton. After receiving the jab, Bill said: “I asked about it today at my appointment and they said I could have it, so I jumped at the chance as I want to feel safer and see my family.”
Bill Vernon with vaccinator Deb Hatton The start of the hospital’s vaccination programme has been welcomed by Simon Constable, chief executive of Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He said: “It is great news that at WHH, we are now underway with administering the vaccine to patients aged over 80 and those NHS and care home staff prioritised for the first phase of this vaccination programme.