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Firefighters in Hampshire are the latest group to join the NHS staff in helping deliver Covid vaccinations as the number of number of sites providing the life-saving jabs tops 1,500. Across the county, 60 trained volunteers including firefighters and support staff from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service are delivering vaccinations across four centres in Portsmouth, Basingstoke, the Isle of Wight and Southampton. Deputy Chief Fire Officer for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Services, Steve Apter, said: “We’re used to putting out fires, protecting our local community and saving lives: aiding the NHS in the fight against Covid is one of the most important ways we can continue to do that right now.
UK pays tribute to ‘hero’ Captain Tom Moore, 100
Reuters, MARSTON MORETAINE, England
With flowers and lights, Britain yesterday paid tribute to Captain Tom Moore, 100, who touched the hearts of millions by offering a simple message of hope and self-sacrifice during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Moore, who raised tens of millions of US dollars for the UK National Health Service (NHS) by walking up and down his garden, died on Tuesday in Bedford Hospital after suffering COVID-19 and pneumonia. He had been fighting cancer for five years.
Outside his home in Marston Moretaine, 80km north of London, children laid flowers. One message read: “Rest in Peace Captain Tom. We love you. X.”
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Capt. Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who has raised millions of dollars to support health workers in the fight against COVID-19, now has the coronavirus and is in the hospital, according to his daughter. Moore was awarded a knighthood last year, after he inspired people in the U.K. and around the world. Over the last few weeks he was being treated for pneumonia and last week tested positive for COVID-19, Hannah Ingram-Moore said in a statement.
Moore had been staying at home as he underwent treatment, but he was admitted to Bedford Hospital on Sunday after having trouble breathing, she said.