Published:
11:52 AM January 28, 2021
Updated:
2:27 PM January 28, 2021
Paediatrician Dr Anand Shirsalkar was full of praise for his “gentle” vaccinator at the new hub at King George Hospital.
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A new vaccination hub opened up at King George Hospital on Wednesday (January 27), with 233 people receiving the first dose of their jab.
Joe Flynn was the first person to receive the jab and called it the first step back to normality .
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In addition a total of 11,879 people received the jab on Wednesday at the hub at Queen s Hospital,
One of the first people to get the vaccine at the new hub was nurse Lola Smith, who works in the children s emergency department.
By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
A coronavirus vaccination hub has opened at King George Hospital in Ilford. Photos: BHRUT A vaccination hub has opened at King George Hospital in Ilford. It is Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s second hub, following the hub which opened at Queen’s Hospital in December. The trust has so far delivered more than 12,000 vaccination jabs. Children’s A&E nurse Lola Smith said she felt “privileged” to receive the vaccine on the morning the King George hub opened on Wednesday, January 27. Lola Smith. Photo: BHRUT