Care home resident is first in the borough and region to be vaccinated using Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Last updated
7 January 2021
Care home resident is first in the borough and region to be vaccinated using Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
A care home resident in Stockport has today (7 January) become among the first people in the borough and the region to receive the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine.
Pauline Dickens, aged 84, was one of 29 residents at Wellcroft care home, on Church Road, in Gatley, to be given their first dose of the vaccine as part of the largest NHS vaccination programme in history.
Councillor Jude Wells, Stockport Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Health, said:“It is great news that residents from Wellcroft care home will be the first in Stockport to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccination today. The rollout of vaccinations using the Pfizer vaccine started at care homes last week and this, along with the vaccination of all
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Care home residents shed tears of joy after they became among the very first in England to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, alongside their carers.
Pauline Dickens, 84, a resident of Wellcroft Care Home, based near Gatley, Stockport, is looking forward to hugging her four grandchildren for the first time since March 2020 after receiving a dose of the vaccine today.
The vaccine has been rolled out to GP surgeries, with care home residents and staff among the top of the waiting list.
The target for mid-February is for 13million people in the top four priority groups to be vaccinated.
Pauline Dickens, 84, (pictured) was one of the first care home patients to be administered with the new Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine