NHS Lanarkshire completes second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to eligible care home residents

Never has the phrase getting a taste of your own medicine been more apt and there’s nothing like a bit of good news from an all-rounder.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionIt all started last year when Uddingston man Allan Stewart, admin of the page, asked for donations of Easter eggs at the height of lockdown in a bid to spread some cheer.From there it led to him organising both a Hallowe'en and Christmas convoy with treats to give to all the local children.Allan explained: “It started to simply spread some cheer during lockdown, as the children

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionNow, after care home owner Brian McNamara contacted broadband provider Openreach for help, the home has seen their speed shoot up from around 0.5Mbps to 300Mbps.Brian said: “We’re located out in the country and our links just weren’t good enough to cope with our internet demand, even before the pandemic started.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region The NHS board highlighted that those aged 40 and over should not put off contacting their GP practice if they have any possible cancer symptoms. Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Scotland, with around 5,000 people diagnosed each year.

Jordan Moreau Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New Yorkers ages 30 and up will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday, and people ages 16 and up can get it starting April 6.The announcement on Monday came just a few days after California Gov.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionIn contrast, neighbouring South Lanarkshire is sitting at 74.3 cases per 100,000.There have been a further 352 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Scotland during the last 24 hours.No further deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours which means 7,584 people have passed away since March 2020.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 9,897 deaths had been

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the region“In Lanarkshire we were coordinating several incident support teams to contact trace locally.“We went quite quickly from it feeling like something that was over in Wuhan, maybe a few cases in Scotland, issues in Italy and suddenly it became very real for us.“I sat down with each of my divisional leads to review in detail our existing resilience plans.

California will be expanding vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older on April 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that the state will, on April 1, extend Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone aged 50 and older, then to everyone aged 16 and older on April 15. Those plans jive with the hints Newsom has given about basing the state’s vaccination plan going forward on age. They also agree with the CDC’s recommendation for a Phase 2 vaccination pool including everyone over the age of 16.

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NHS Lanarkshire temporarily postponed all non-urgent elective procedures and a targeted range of outpatient appointments.

Lanarkshire have now received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Governor Gavin Newsom has been seeking to reassure Californians that, as more and more of them get vaccinated, there is a “bright light is at the end of the tunnel.”

link.This can be for a number of reasons such as not being 28 days post Covid infection, being unwell on the day of vaccination or are new residents.As a result, further visits to care homes are taking place to ensure all residents are fully vaccinated as they become eligible.A 90-year-old former carer became the first resident of a care home to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland, back in December.Annie Innes got the initial dose at Abercorn House in Hamilton.

East Kilbride and Strathaven have now received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The first health board in Scotland to vaccinate care home residents against coronavirus, NHS Lanarkshire has now vaccinated more than 3000 residents with both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine across the region.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top

link!After a spike in cases towards the end of last week, the highest daily number of new Covid-19 cases for over a fortnight was announced on March 13 (132).Although case numbers are usually lower over the weekend, yesterday was the second consecutive day that less than 100 new cases were announced in a single day.

Imagine receiving your COVID-19 vaccination shot as Yo-Yo Ma played his cello in the background. This was a reality for a few lucky people inside a vaccination clinic at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on March 13! The 65-year-old musician, who is a part-time resident of Massachusetts’ Berkshires region, put on the surprise performance after receiving his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

direct to your inboxThis was the heartwarming moment a care home resident was able to hold hands with her daughter for the first time in a year.Since the first coronavirus lockdown last March, Gloria Keelagher, from Fairfield, Tameside, has been visiting her mum Edith Woolhouse at Fir Trees Care Centre in Dukinfield every week.Because of national restrictions to help keep care home residents safe, she had only been able to wave through a window.But that changed this week following the latest

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