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Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out, via invitation-only.
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Two landmark venues in Devon are opening as NHS Vaccination Centres, ready to vaccinate tens of thousands of local people in coming weeks.
The Mayflower Grandstand at Plymouth Argyle Football Club’s Home Park Stadium, and exhibition and event venue Westpoint Exeter offered their first booked appointments to people in priority groups from Tuesday.
The two sites in Devon are among six launching across the South West today, bringing the national total to 50.
The Home Park and Westpoint Exeter sites mean thousands more vaccinations will be given every week in Devon and provide local people have a wider choice of options when they receive their invitation for an appointment.
Plans for North Devon and Exeter health trusts to merge together have taken a step closer after being given the go ahead to continue by NHS bosses.
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image captionThe North Devon District Hospital said it has made improvements to its maternity service since 2017
A baby who died shortly after birth might have survived if he had been delivered one or two minutes sooner, an inquest has concluded.
Freddie Barnett died at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple after a difficult birth in June 2017.
The coroner at the inquest in Exeter concluded his mother was not given full information over her emergency birthing options.
The hospital trust said it had taken positive steps towards improving.
Mum Charlotte Barnett was in advanced labour when Freddie was unexpectedly found to be in a breech position.