Teachers and school staff will be 'top priority' for Covid vaccine in next wave, government says

Leigh. My legend." Caroline's request was heard around the world as the mum was inundated with more than 100,000 responses of appreciation.

What do you think about the school's message to the mum? Do you think schools should be sending safeguarding staff to check on pupils if there's little communication between home and school? Do you feel under pressure to be submitting your child's work to school? Let us know in the comments here, or share your views on our Manchester Family Facebook page. The mum, who did not want to be identified, said with her son only just turning five, he doesn't legally have to be in school until

direct to your inboxThe operators of Manchester Arena say it was 'inherently unlikely' CCTV personnel monitoring the City Room foyer area 'would have paid any particular regard' to Salman Abedi on the night he killed 22 people there with a bomb.Andrew O'Connor QC, representing SMG at the public inquiry into the atrocity, said there was 'nothing about Salman Abedi's dress or conduct on any of his visits to the City Room that would have made it even reasonably likely that a CCTV operator would

direct to your inboxEvery care home resident in Manchester has now been given the Covid-19 vaccine.Residents of the city's 56 care homes were among the first people to be prioritised for the vaccine rollout, with NHS teams aiming to have completed the vaccination programme by January 24.After a busy weekend, council bosses said every resident has now had the vaccine in the borough.The vaccines were administered by either local GPs or gtd healthcare with support from Manchester Health and Care

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direct to your inboxStaff at the RAC call centre in Trafford are being tested for coronavirus after an increase in cases at the site, it's been revealed. The motoring services company confirmed to the Manchester Evening News it was working with Trafford Council and Public Heath England in relation to its offices on Thomas Street in Stretford.

direct to your inboxThe biggest vaccination rollout ever has started in earnest across Greater Manchester.Health teams have been working around the clock to make sure the Covid-19 jabs can be administered as quickly and smoothly as possible. Across the city-region 87,697 people have already received their first dose, as of January 12.

direct to your inboxHospital staff across Greater Manchester paid a total of nearly £8m to park at work in a year, statistics show.Figures for 2019/20 show parking tickets, permits and fines for staff brought in £7.9m at hospital trusts across the region - a similar figure to the previous year. One union boss said: "Charging dedicated NHS staff to park at work is disgraceful.

direct to your inboxNerves are growing within the Greater Manchester system about whether the current stop-start rate of vaccine supply will be sufficient to hit government targets by mid-February.Some areas are understood to have received barely half as many doses this week as they have capacity to deliver, while across the board there is worry about the last-minute nature of their arrival from the national distribution system - meaning local health officials and GPs are struggling to plan and

direct to your inboxSir David Attenborough has received the Covid-19 vaccine.At the age of 94, the natural historian falls into one of the highest categories of priority and has received the jab, a representative confirmed.He joins a growing list of well known faces to receive the vaccination.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereIt comes just days after it was announced

What do you think about the safety of schools? Do you think closing them was the right decision? Are you a school worker who is concerned about safety? Let us know in the comments here, or on our Manchester Family Facebook page. Answering a question about the safety of schools on BBC Radio 5 Live today, England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty, said: "Are they safe for children, the answer is absolutely yes - in large part due to the fantastic work teachers have done, but the main

straight to your inboxManchester City have offered access to the Etihad Stadium for the NHS to train staff operating the new Covid-19 mass vaccine centre nextdoor.The site, at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre at the Etihad Campus, has opened today to assist in the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines, and is initially open to people over 80 and healthcare staff by appointment only.

direct to your inboxA practice in South Manchester has warned patients they will not 'operate as normal for many months' as staff are diverted to the mass vaccination programme.Barlow Medical Centre on Wilmslow Road have published a statement on their website stating that a 'significant number' of staff would be working 'round the clock' to get the vaccination programme up and running.

direct to your inboxFrontline medical staff treating Covid patients at Greater Manchester hospitals have been told they must wait 11 weeks for their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.It was reported last month that the government intended to extend the period between jabs from three or four weeks to as many as 12 to maximise those receiving the first dose amid the rise of a mutant strain.This means the second dose of both the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines will be within

direct to your inboxThis is the first look inside Greater Manchester's mass coronavirus vaccination centre ahead of its opening on Monday.The site, at the Manchester Tennis and Football Centre at the Etihad Campus, has undergone a remarkable transformation as this exclusive footage provided by the NHS shows.It's one of seven vaccination centres being launched in England next week.Initially it will be open to people over 80 and healthcare staff by appointment only.Manchester's director of public

direct to your inboxIt was reported earlier this week that high street pharmacies were being ‘snubbed’ in the government’s rollout of the Covid vaccine. While supermarket car parks have been highlighted as key vaccine centres, local pharmacies are said to have been left at the side of the rollout - despite being ‘willing and ready’ to assist.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSergio Romero has said goodbye to Manchester United staff ahead of a possible transfer this month.The MEN understands the Argentinian goalkeeper bid farewell to staff members at United's Carrington training complex and Romero has not been in training since the turn of the year.It was reported in Argentina Romero, 33, is back in his homeland and training in Buenos Aires, with a move to Boca Juniors touted ahead of the summer's Copa America, which is to be