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Pauline McHoul, a patient at Riverside Medical Practice, receiving the Covid vaccine from Lead Nurse Diane Fyffe
Dr Richard Fairclough said that this is due to supply and logistics issues which other local GP surgeries are also facing.
The practice partner said: “We’re aware of the various announcements stating that all of the first four priority groups have been offered an appointment for the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
“However we can only vaccinate as fast as supplies allow, and as of early this week were still short of the number of doses we d need to offer first appointments to all of our 75-79 year old and shielding patients.
RIVERSIDE Medical Practice in Musselburgh says its Covid-19 vaccination programme is “running smoothly”. A practice spokesperson stressed that the vaccine uptake had been high, with almost all patients eager to get the jab to protect them against the deadly virus. The practice – East Lothian’s biggest – is now contacting people aged between 75 and 79, and those shielding, who should have already received a letter from the Government or been defined as a shielder by their GP, to offer appointments Riverside has about 1,100 patients in this group and, after a special weekend vaccine clinic this Saturday, expects to have offered appointments to about half of them, with remaining patients to be contacted once the surgery receives its next vaccine delivery.
ELDERLY residents across East Lothian became the first in the county to receive the Covid 19 vaccine today (Monday) as supplies were delivered to GP practices. At Riverside Medical practice, Musselburgh, appointments had already been booked for the first of its over-80s to come in for the vaccine today. Among them was Musselburgh grandmother Anna Boyle, 97, who received the vaccine from lead nurse Diane Fyffe. Anna said: I ve always had vaccines. I have great faith in this vaccine and think it s very worthwhile. Riverside is set to roll out the vaccine to up to 600 patients as the first phase of the programme sees over-80s given priority appointments.