THE first coronavirus vaccinations are now underway in North Yorkshire. This morning Jack and Nina Ashton, from Malton, were the first to receive the vaccine at Derwent Practice in Norton at 9.20am. Nina said: Jack is 87 and I am 83, so we were delighted when we were told we could have the vaccine. We have been sensible and followed the rules and it will be nice to be able to see our family and get back to normal. Mrs Ashton said: I was shocked at how quickly the jab happened. It didn t hurt at all and was a very comfortable procedure.
A YORK GP group has announced that it s making plans to start offering the Covid-19 vaccine to a very small number of people from this week in York, Scarborough and Hull. Haxby Group said whilst this is happening, it expects that some of its normal services may be affected and the availability of some non-urgent appointments may be reduced in the short term, so please bear with us. People in the first of the priority groups, determined nationally by the Joint Committee of Vaccinations and Immunisation, will shortly receive letters or phone calls to invite them to receive the vaccine, the GP group said.