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.
MORE sites in Bradford are set to offer the Covid-19 vaccination. While the exact locations have not yet been officially confirmed, it s understood they will be in Central Bradford and Shipley. They follow in the footsteps of other GP ‘hubs’, which started giving coronavirus vaccinations to the most vulnerable patients this week. Some patients have also been offered appointments at Bradford Royal Infirmary if they have been unable to travel to one of the hubs. People are being invited to receive their vaccine in line with national guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Appointments are being offered first to people aged over 80 who are most at risk from coronavirus.
THIS week is a landmark moment for patients in Wharfedale as GP practices give the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine to local patients. Irene Harvey, age 80, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, was one of the first people to receive their coronavirus vaccination this week at Skipton Hospital. Irene said: “I’ve been staying at home (self-isolating) since March, and only go out very occasionally. I was able to join a support bubble with my older daughter, Ellie, when restrictions allowed but that’s meant I’ve not been able to see any other family. “This vaccine is a real lifeline for me as I have Alzheimer’s and not being able to see all my family in person has been hard for us all and, sadly, has not helped my condition.
VACCINATION against Covid-19 has begun in Skipton. The first doses have started to be administered at Skipton Hospital making it a landmark day in the battle against coronavirus in the district. GP practice ‘hubs’ and some hospital sites across the district, including Skipton Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary, have started giving vaccinations to patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and/or have been discharged home after a hospital stay. Dr James Thomas, a GP at Fisher Medical Centre in Skipton and clinical chair of NHS Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group said: “I would like to give a huge thank you to all those patients who have taken up the opportunity to come and have their coronavirus vaccination. It’s a really exciting moment to be here today giving these life-saving vaccinations. The vaccine will make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable people in our c
Mohammed Bostan, 95, was one of the first people to receive their vaccination in Keighley. He described the vaccine as a lifeline as he has been self-isolating since March. “If I can help save just one person’s life by encouraging them to have their vaccination then I’ll be very happy, he said. I’ve been staying at home since March, and only go out to go to the doctors or for a hospital appointment. Having the vaccine is a lifeline for me and I’m looking forward to having my booster in three weeks so I can get out a little more in the New Year.”