Covid-19 vaccination letters roll out to Lanarkshire's over-70s

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direct to your inboxPeople over the age of 70 are now being urged to contact the NHS if they have not yet received an invitation to be vaccinated. The government had previously told people to wait for a message from their GP so the NHS did not get overwhelmed with people asking for the coronavirus vaccine.

direct to your inboxThose over the age of 70 who are yet to be offered a coronavirus jab have now been told to get in touch with the NHS. The health service in England has changed its messaging to "contact us" so that people over 70 make their own appointments.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley nurse who lost her husband to Covid-19 has joined the army of medics vaccinating local people against the deadly virus.Maria Hewitt’s husband John died from coronavirus on June 16, last year.He was the first serving police officer in Scotland to die of the virus.Maria’s partner of 17 years, John was admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on June 1 after falling ill while working with the Ministry of

link!Once you have been vaccinated, it is still important to follow the national FACTS guidance■ F – face covering■ A – avoid crowded places■ C – clean hands and surfaces regularly■ T – two metres distance from other people■ S – self-isolate and book a test if you have covid-19 symptoms (new continuous cough, fever or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste) A full list of vaccination centres across Lanarkshire is available.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.The health board’s roll out of the jab is now set to move into its second phase from next month, which will see those over 70 and people who are currently shielding offered appointments.Dr Mark Russell, associate medical director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is leading on the delivery of the

Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Stirling residents over the age of 70 are being urged to look out for their vaccination appointments as they are posted out this week.It represents the latest step in the national fight against coronavirus, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon emphasising the importance for those contacted to attend their given appointment.It comes as a further four deaths were recorded from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours -

The National Football League on Friday announced that it would give 7,500 health care workers free tickets toSuper Bowl LV. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the gesture was being made in an effort to thank the health care workers for all that they have done during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

Hamilton’s Abercorn Care Home resident Annie Innes, 90, became the first person in a care home to receive the vaccine.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “We very rapidly scaled up our nursing workforce and carried out detailed planning in a very short time to enable us to roll the vaccinations out to some of our most vulnerable residents.“We have been vaccinating every

Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus vaccines will be offered to millions of over 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable from this week as the government expands the rollout.The expanded rollout arrives as a ban on quarantine-free travel into the UK came into force at 4am in a bid to keep out new coronavirus strains.The UK also recorded its highest Sunday coronavirus hospital death toll since April, adding a further 704 coronavirus-related deaths to the total.NHS England chief executive Sir