First COVID-19 vaccination in Tayside as plans continue for care home roll out next week

Covid-19. The action was taken at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday against Thornlea Nursing Home, a residential care home in Loanhead, Midlothian, after 15 residents died as a result of coronavirus.

direct to your inboxCare home bosses say as many as '60 per cent' of their staff have warned they will refuse the Covid vaccine when it is rolled out.Managers in care homes in Greater Manchester have been canvassing their colleagues ahead of the Pfizer vaccine being administered.Both staff and residents are among the first in the queue on the Government roll-out agenda, which was subject to reports of delays on Tuesday.And these plans could hit further stumbling blocks as care home bosses have

A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday and became the first person in Birmingham, Ala., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Lee Elm Creel told AL.com that the jab “felt about like a flu shot.” Creel wasn’t the first in the state to receive the shot, but Birmingham’s VA Medical Center was the first in the county to administer the vaccine, according to the news outlet.

Additional states marked public health milestones on Tuesday after the first coronavirus vaccinations were administered to front-line health care workers. The first Pfizer jab in New Jersey went to a nurse, Maritza Beniquez, who works in the emergency department at University Hospital in Newark.

direct to your inboxTrafford’s first patients in the community will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from as soon as tomorrow morning.It’s been confirmed that patients over the age of 80 at GPs in Altrincham will be the first in Trafford to receive the new vaccine across the borough.GPs based at the Altrincham Healthcare Alliance Primary Care Network – which includes Altrincham Medical Practice, Park Medical Practice, Shay Lane Medical Centre (Drs Kelman, Cranston, Naylor, Pathak and Haslam), St

NYT food correspondent Kim Severson tweeted regarding one of the first Americans to receive the shot.Sandra Lindsay, an at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in New York on December 14. "I'm feeling well.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hosted a televised update Monday that saw critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay receive one of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Covid-19 as 48 people in total tested positive for the deadly bug. NHS chiefs confirmed the outbreak at Lomond Court in the Woodside area on Glenrothes, Fife on Friday December 11.

direct to your inboxResidents of a Manchester care home were put ‘at risk of avoidable harm’ by staff during a Covid-19 outbreak, a report has found.Three workers at The Royal Elms Care in Newton Heath were found wearing their face masks under their nose during a visit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in October.Inspectors said the spread of infection was increased by personal protective equipment (PPE) being left out in areas frequently touched by staff and people living in the

direct to your inboxAn 86-year-old woman has made history as one of the first people to be vaccinated in Stockport.Shirley McConnell, from Romiley, rolled up her sleeve with pride today as she received the jab whilst at Stepping Hill Hospital for a routine eye clinic appointment.She described the experience as the 'most wonderful' thing as she praised the hospital for helping keep people like her safe.The first care home worker in Stockport to receive the vaccination was Sara Lyndon, who works

covid vaccine has been discharged from hospital after a “whirlwind day”.  Margaret Keenan - known as Maggie – made global news after she was given the coronavirus jab at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday. Mrs Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for more than 60 years but is originally from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, had been admitted to the hospital a just few days before her jab.She was discharged at 2pm on Wednesday, leaving hospital with her grandson Conor and daughter Sue.In a

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in Bolton on November 20 so he could be by her side.  He brought her flowers and the couple shared a loving kiss for the first time in 10 long months. Norman said: “It feels very nice because we’ve been married nearly 70 years and we still are good friends and she’s still my wife and we’re happy together.“It’s lovely to be with her, we’ve been together so long and it didn’t feel right to be apart." His daughter Valerie, a retired care home worker herself, described the emotional moment which