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First Minister thanks Hamilton woman who is first care home resident to get COVID vaccine
Annie Innes, 90, stays in Abercorn House Care Home in the town.
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Annie Innes, 90, receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton. (Image: Getty Images)
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U.S. Starts Vaccine Rollout as High-Risk Health Care Workers Go First
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The first shots were given as the U.S. surpassed 300,000 virus-related deaths. Vaccinations also began in Canada.
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Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester in Queens on Monday.Credit.Pool photo by Mark Lennihan
The first shots were given in the American mass vaccination campaign on Monday, opening a new chapter in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more people in the United States over 300,000 than in any other country and has taken a particularly devastating toll on people of color.
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.