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14.04.2021 - 23:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Hundreds of residents have benefitted from Tameside's first pop-up Covid vaccination clinic.
A total of 591 people received the jab across two days at Ashton Central Mosque.
The drop-in clinic was organised to make the Covid vaccine more accessible for residents in groups where there has been a higher rate of hesitancy towards the jab.
NHS Tameside and Glossop clinical commissioning group (CCG) has hailed the event
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since the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Harry appeared alongside a string of world famous stars at Vax Live, a charity performance in aid of the international Covid-19 vaccination effort.
jab to 16 and 17 years olds and said she could see a “number of reasons” for extending it across the UK.
Trisha Yearwood received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine two months after battling the virus. The country singer, who is married to Garth Brooks, shared a photo to Instagram in the middle of receiving her first dose.
Susan Lucci is talking about the “freeing” feeling she experienced after receiving her COVID-19 vaccination.
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For “the most part,” Joe Rogan thinks it’s “safe to get vaccinated” — but not necessary if you’re a healthy young person. “If you’re like 21 years old and you’re like, ‘Should I get vaccinated?’ I go, ‘No. Are you healthy? Are you a healthy person?’,” Joe said in a clip from the April 23 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, which began to go viral four days later on Twitter.
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coronavirus vaccine which is being developed right on our front doorstep. Boffins behind the Valneva jab, which is being produced in Livingston, West Lothian, are seeking 4,000 volunteers to participate in clinical trials.
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Pregnant women should be offered the coronavirus vaccine jab, according to the UK's vaccine advisers. Mums -to-be should be offered the jab at the same time as the rest of the population according to new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionLesley Thomson, who is nurse director of South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “You will be invited when it is your turn to get vaccinated.“Please be patient as we work through the age groups – it will take time for us to [do this] as we are providing second-dose vaccinations as well.“When you are invited forward, please do get the vaccine if you are able to
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First Minister was given a shot of the AstraZeneca medicine on Thursday afternoon just hours after unveiling the SNP's manifesto for next month's Holyrood election.The SNP leader was vaccinated at 4pm and shortly after encouraged other Scots to receive their jab as soon as they are offered it.She tweeted: "Just had my first dose of vaccine (AZ for anyone wondering)."It truly is an emotional moment.
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Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireSecond doses for people aged 80 and over have already begun and are being delivered locally at GP practices and health clinics.More than 45,000 people across Lanarkshire have so far received their second vaccination, including frontline health and social care staff, plus residents and workers at care homes.To date, 2,682,706 people have received their first jab across Scotland.