ONE of Bradford’s most prominent buildings has been turned into a rapid Covid-19 testing site. St George’s Hall, in the heart of the city centre, is being used for the new testing programme, along with Airedale Shopping Centre in Keighley. Lateral Flow tests, which give results in 30 minutes, will be used in a bid to identify asymptomatic people who have Covid-19.
#FastTesting site opens in Bfd #LateralFlowTests#30MinuteResults by #BradfordCovidResponseHub. No appointments - walk in #LetsGetTested. St George s Hall open today 8am - 5.30pm. Airedale Centre Keighley launch tomorrow open 9am - 4.30pm.#TeamBradford#ItsDowntoUs@jo beekershttps://t.co/xWbQxooWlg News from Bradford Covid Response Hub (@BfdCovidHub) December 22, 2020
THREE more hubs in Bradford are now delivering the Covid-19 vaccine. People are being invited to receive their vaccine in line with national guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. Appointments are being offered first to people aged over 80 who are most at risk from coronavirus. That includes those who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and/or who have been discharged home after a hospital stay, and people living in care homes. Woodryd Medical Centre, West Bowling; Barkerend Health Centre and Shipley Medical Practice are the latest sites. They join Skipton Hospital, Long Lee surgery in Keighley and Canalside Health Care Centre, Bingley.
William Drake gets his Covid-19 vaccination and, inset, nurse practitioner Kessi Donnelly, who also received the vaccine today. Pictures: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The first Covid-19 vaccinations have been given at Bradford Royal Infirmary, starting with health professionals and some of the oldest and most vulnerable patients. One of the first to have the vaccination in the district was 85-year-old William Drake, a retired engineering supervisor from Clayton, Bradford, who said the experience had been dead easy . He said: It went very well. No problems whatsoever. Dead easy. A small scratch and done. Asked why he thought it was important to have the jab, he said: To fight the Covid and beat it so that everybody can be safe and have a normal living.