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Dr Lauren Dixon, from the Bridgegate Medical Centre in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has been visiting care homes in her area to administer the Covid vaccine to elderly residents. It is part of the huge government drive to vaccinate the entire population. Currently over four million people have received the lifesaving vaccine.
The Duke of Cambridge heard stories of care home residents crying with joy and clapping for each other after having the Covid-19 jab, during a chat with medical staff involved with the vaccine roll-out. Dr Lauren Dixon, a GP from Cumbria, told William about the happy scenes she had witnessed and how care home residents viewed the vaccine as their ticket to see family again after months apart. The duke spoke to NHS workers across the four nations to learn about the programme to inoculate millions of the elderly and vulnerable. During a break from vaccinating residents Dr Dixon, from the Bridgegate Medical Centre in Barrow-in-Furness, spoke of her surprise at being chosen to speak to the duke on Thursday via telephone.