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Specsavers Haverfordwest opticians vaccinate against coronavirus

STAFF at a Haverfordwest opticians are helping to fight the Covid-19 crisis by delivering the vaccine at a local vaccination centre. Andy Britton, store director at Specsavers Haverfordwest and dispensing optician, Kate Hooper, recently completed their first shift at the vaccination centre in Tenby, administering the coronavirus vaccine to around 60 people. They responded to an advert by Optometry Wales and completed the training and accreditation provided by Hywel Dda University Health Board. The process included completing online learning modules in a range of topics such as life support, infection control and immunology. They also learned more about the Pfizer BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines as well as how to administer them, along with telephone interviews and formal inductions at Withybush Hospital.

Covid-19: Five ways to avoid lockdown eye strain

Covid-19: Five ways to avoid lockdown eye strain By David Brown Millions of people are using screens more than ever before. Many who are working or studying from home are staring at laptops and other devices all day. Most schoolchildren currently have no other way of accessing classes. For some, the new ways of working are taking a toll on their eyes. Itchiness, blurry vision and headaches - or eye strain - are among the common problems. More than a third (38%) of respondents to one survey, carried out for the charity Fight for Sight, said their eyesight had worsened since the start of the pandemic. Another survey put the figure at 22%.

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