Relief all round as first Bolton care home residents get coronavirus vaccinations

Wigan to administer the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

Country music superstars Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson both confirmed that they have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine!

direct to your inboxMore than half of people over 80 and care home residents have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in England.Health secretary Matt Hancock provided an update at a daily press briefing at Downing Street this evening.Mr Hancock confirmed that more than four million people have now been vaccinated and that half of people over 80 and care home residents had received their first dose.The Government said the over-70s and the clinically vulnerable were now receiving the

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.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first

direct to your inboxAll care home residents and staff in Trafford have already been offered the COVID-19 vaccine.It is understood that around 12,500 people have already been vaccinated across the borough and Altrincham GPs are planning to have all of their over-80s and care home residents vaccinated by this weekend.This week, Martyn Pritchard, Accountable Officer for Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group, also confirmed all care home residents across Trafford have now been invited for at least

Prince William is hoping his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, being vaccinated for the coronavirus will help quell uncertainty about the shot among the British people. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed earlier this month that the Queen, 94, and her husband, Prince Philip, 99, were given a vaccine in an effort to not only inoculate the duo from contracting COVID-19, but "to prevent inaccuracies and further speculation" as well.

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direct to your inboxClutching her comfort doll, Sheila Butler, 90, was among the first to receive the vaccine at her care home. It means she, and her 31 fellow residents at Bowfell House in Urmston, finally have a crucial layer of protection against a virus which has had such a brutal impact on care homes.

Covid-19 vaccine has been hit by an outbreak of the virus.Experts have warned it showed that the shot was not enough to bring the pandemic to an end on its own.Groups representing families said they knew of other homes where residents had been treated but later developed symptoms.Abercorn Care Home in Hamilton received the Pfizer vaccine on December 14.That vaccine, the first in the UK to be given a safety licence, is most effective after two doses, the pharma firm says.Annie Innes, 90, who

direct to your inboxIt’s the moment residents and staff at Wellcroft Care Home have been waiting for - a delivery of vaccines that will eventually allow them to hug their loved-ones.Like all care homes, visitors have not been allowed inside since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March.Though necessary to keep everyone as safe, it's come at a huge emotional cost for residents, their relatives and care home staff.But on Thursday Wellcroft took one step closer to normality thanks to the

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direct to your inbox Every elderly care home resident will be offered coronavirus vaccine by the end of this month, the Prime Minister has announced.

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direct to your inboxThe first care home residents in Stockport have been vaccinated against coronavirus.Elderly people at Brinnington Hall were given their first dose of the Pfizer/BionNtech vaccine yesterday (Wednesday).The home, in Middlesex Road, specialises in care for the over-65s and those living with dementia.Residents had been eagerly awaiting news of when they would get the jab and were thrilled to find out they were the first in line in Stockport.Margaret Harley, who has lived at

direct to your inboxGP surgeries will be given a £10 boost for every care home resident vaccinated by doctors by the end of January.The aim is to accelerate the rollout to protect the most vulnerable, according to the NHS.The funding boosts for GPs to prioritise people in care homes should see the majority of residents vaccinated by the end of next month.All those who have not had the jab are expected to have an appointment by then.NHS staff are also now being prioritised.Medics are preparing to

direct to your inboxThe Oxford coronavirus vaccine will go to care home residents and staff first, the Health Secretary has said.Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Matt Hancock said 2020 'can be a year of renewal'.

direct to your inboxCare home residents have been getting on their bikes, in the comfort of their front room.Bowfell House care home in Urmston has had a delivery of a specially adapted Motitech exercise bike and people living there there have been putting it to good use.Norwegian company Motitech supplies exercise bikes that link up to TV monitors.

As the second wave of coronavirus sweeps New York, the state's governor has threatened legal action not only against a Brooklyn-based network of medical clinics that allegedly distributed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine out of sequence with state guidelines but those who received the first shot before their eligibility. "We will not tolerate any fraud in the vaccination process.