Cirencester Hospital has been named as one of Gloucestershire s community Covid-19 vaccination centres. GP practice teams, with the support of local partners including volunteers, will start vaccination of priority groups (over 80s) at the sites in the coming days, pending vaccine deliveries. Starting with people over 80, roll out of the vaccination programme will be expanded in the coming weeks and months to include other priority groups by age and people who are particularly vulnerable. People are being asked to wait for their GP surgery to contact them about local arrangements and timings. Dr Andy Seymour, Clinical Chair at NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “It’s been an incredible effort to have reached this point with such a short lead in time.
PRIMARY care services in York are celebrating the first week of its successful delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine to local patients. The first man to receive the vaccine was 82-year-old Gordon Short - who said he was surprised to receive his invite in the post the day before the appointment. Gordon said: “I was really pleased – I really would have been happy to postpone it and offer it to someone else. I’ve only just received the appointment so here I am. My daughter will be delighted. The first couple that attended for their appointment was Eileen and Kenneth Ward from Copmanthorpe. “We’re still going to be careful,” said Eileen as she and her husband became the first couple in York to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
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