THOUSANDS of people in Winsford have welcomed their first Covid jab as the vaccination programme is being rolled out with great speed in a meticulously organised operation. Residents say they immediately felt protected and are reassuring people worried about the injection to have it with confidence. GPs and nurses from the town s five surgeries have teamed up to administer the vaccine at special weekend sessions in Dene Drive Primary Care Centre. Andy and Barbara Dent
Andy and Barbara Dent Many other patients have received jabs at their own GP surgeries, pharmacy sites or other mass venues. Residents have praised medical staff and volunteers for making them feel safe, reassured and relaxed.
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.
EVERY resident in Winsford aged over 80 has now been offered a Covid vaccine, say doctors. And the vast majority of residents and staff in the town s care homes have also been invited to have the jab. Almost 1,000 elderly men and women received their second Pfizer Covid innoculation earlier this month. A team of GPs and nurses from the town s five surgeries administered the second dose in a meticulously organised operation at Dene Drive Primary Care Centre.
Wharton grandad Geoff Greenhough, 84, after having the second dose of the Covid vaccine at Dene Drive
Wharton grandad Geoff Greenhough, 84, after having the second dose of the Covid vaccine at Dene Drive
Covid vaccinations are now under way in Northwich. Image: PA VACCINATIONS for coronavirus are now under way at a medical centre in Northwich. It is hoped the vaccine will provide the way out of the pandemic, with a third vaccination now approved for use in the UK and around two million people having already had the jab. Here is everything you need to know as the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out arrives in town.
Where are the vaccinations being delivered in and around Northwich? GP practices are working together to deliver the vaccine, meaning Northwich residents might not have the job at the practice they are registered with.
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.