Army Medic Who Missed Deployment Due To COVID Helps Scottish Vaccine Rollout
Major Sam Nicholls contracted coronavirus last year and was unable to go to Afghanistan with 2 SCOTS.
13th February 2021 at 12:06pm
An Army medic who contracted COVID-19, which forced her to miss deployment to Afghanistan, is assisting the vaccination rollout in Scotland.
13th February 2021
Major Sam Nicholls had been due to go to Kabul with 2 SCOTS, who she described as being like her family .
She has been a part of the battalion for 18 months but could not join them when they left for Afghanistan in October.
A long period of recovery followed, but Major Nicholls is now assisting NHS staff – part of several vaccine quick reaction forces in Scotland, which can be called upon to give health boards a helping hand.
Army medic assists vaccine rollout after virus forced her to miss deployment February 13 2021, 12.04am
Major Sam Nicholls said Army personnel assisting the vaccine rollout enjoy being involved in it (Neil Pooran/PA)
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An Army medic who contracted coronavirus last year is helping the vaccination effort in Scotland, after the illness meant she could not be deployed to Afghanistan with her unit.
Major Sam Nicholls had been due to go to Kabul with 2 Scots, who she described as being like her “family”.
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