Lanarkshire care homes complete Covid vaccine first doses

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereMore than 47,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have now been administered in Wigan, with all care home residents and staff covered.By the end of the weekend (January 31), 35,500 vaccines had been given out to people in the first four priority cohort groups across the borough.This includes people aged 70 and above, as well as anyone considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable according to the national

link!Today (Wednesday, February 3), a further 168 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lanarkshire and 12 more deaths were recorded.In total, 33,391 people in the region have now tested positive for coronavirus and 1059 people have died.

direct to your inbox Ruth Langsford was in tears on Loose Women today during an emotional debate about visiting rights at care homes. Many loved ones have been unable to visit or spend time with relatives living in care homes due to the coronavirus restrictions over the past year.

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 170 care home residents in Renfrewshire have now died after contracting Covid-19.Figures, released on Wednesday, show that a further three care home fatalities have been registered since the start of 2021.It means the number of people to lose their lives to the virus in the second wave of the pandemic in residential care now stands at 61.A further 113 care home residents died in the first wave of

Rutherglen area. In the first month of 2021, just 16 fines have been issued to people, with no arrests made.Inspector Stephen McGovern, from East Kilbride Police Station, said his officers had responded to a number of incidents in recent weeks.These included smaller groups of different households meeting indoors.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereAlmost all care homes staff and residents in Wigan have now been vaccinated.Forty-nine of the borough's 52 care homes have received coronavirus vaccines so far.Three care homes currently have cases of Covid so cannot be vaccinated yet.The local NHS body overseeing the community vaccination programme has said the remaining three care homes will be vaccinated as soon as possible.It comes as around 37,500 doses have

link.East Kilbride MSP Linda Fabiani said the health board had been clear that GP’s and local teams were vaccinating the over 80s, with other groups being vaccinated in hub centres.

large community vaccination centres, which will include the Time Capsule in Coatbridge and Sir John Wilson town hall in Airdrie.Appointments for those in their 70s and who are clinically extremely vulnerable will take place “throughout February”, with official invitation letters being sent out from yesterday onwards.Dr Mark Russell, who is the associate medical director of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, is leading on the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine in the county.He said: “It will

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Covid deaths. The BBC reports the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service's dedicated Covid-19 Death Investigation Team (CDIT) is probing the circumstances of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes across the country.

link.It is hoped to finish these groups by early February, after which NHS Lanarkshire will then move on to inviting people in wave two.

first doses for all eligible care home residents had been completed, and say that work with GP surgeries has been taking place since January 11 to contact everyone aged over 80 and people who are housebound.

Lanarkshire are being targeted by Police Scotland. The area’s top officer has claimed the public are regularly flouting lockdown rules at both types of business.

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.