He fled Nazi Germany and trained top City stars - now Danny, 85, has made history with the coronavirus vaccine
“I thought I was too old to be setting records anymore”
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Danny Herman A Holocaust survivor who used his international sprinting skills to inspire Man City legends Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell and Francis Lee has become Trafford’s first patient to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Eighty-five-year-old Danny Herman, who represented Team GB in the 60-yard dash, said he was “delighted to come first for a change!” referring to his sprinting loss to an American rival in 1965. He said: “This is a historic occasion which hopefully signals the start of a new chapter with the vaccination providing a chance to get back to normal life.” Danny and his wife Patricia, 82, from Bowdon, were the first two patients in Trafford to receive the potentially life-saving vaccination at Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre on Wednesday morning (16 December).
Health boss issues tier decision warning with Covid infection rates âcreeping back upâ
Eleanor Roaf said since the end of the lockdown Trafford has done well, but people need to careful over Christmas
07:21, 15 DEC 2020
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Traffordâs Director for Public Health has urged caution as the number of cases of COVID-19 have started to âcreep up againâ since the end of the national lockdown.
First patients to receive vaccines in Altrincham GP surgeries tomorrow
Those aged 80 and over will be first in line
07:18, 15 DEC 2020
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Trafford’s first patients in the community will be vaccinated against Covid-19 from as soon as tomorrow morning.
It’s been confirmed that patients over the age of 80 at GPs in Altrincham will be the first in Trafford to receive the new vaccine across the borough.
Where the vaccination hubs are set to be in Trafford
The focus for all of the sites will be to administer vaccines to Trafford’s most vulnerable residents
13:23, 11 DEC 2020
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