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Terence Phillips from Ilfracombe receives his Covid-19 vaccination at North Devon Leisure Centre
- Credit: Tony Gussin
Selected GP surgeries in North Devon and Torridge will be providing Covid-19 vaccination day clinics, it has been announced.
The latest update from the NHS in Devon said the easier to transport and store Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine would mean some individual practices in the north of the county would be offering the service.
It said this would bring facilities closer to people in places where the location of the local vaccination centre makes it difficult for people to access it.
Two pharmacy sites will also begin delivering vaccinations to northern Devon residents in the coming days.
Terence Phillips from Ilfracombe receives his Covid-19 vaccination at North Devon Leisure Centre
- Credit: Tony Gussin
Hundreds of local people have been the first to receive the new Covid-19 vaccination in North Devon.
A steady stream of people aged 80 and over arrived at the mass vaccination facility set up at North Devon Leisure over three days this week, with Thursday, December 31 the final day.
Everyone who attended was contacted by the NHS with their appointment time and people have been reminded once again NOT to call themselves – those eligible will be contacted when it is their turn.
The vaccination centre was run by staff from 14 GP practices from across North Devon and Torridge, with patients attending from as far afield as Lynton and Hartland.
The Covid-19 vaccine is delivered to North Devon Leisure Centre in Barnstaple
- Credit: Simon Ellery
The first people in North Devon began receiving their covid-19 vaccinations today (Tuesday, December 29) at two Barnstaple locations.
A mass vaccination centre has opened at North Devon Leisure Centre, while vulnerable patients attending North Devon District Hospital will also be offered the vaccine.
North Devon Leisure Centre in Barnstaple set out ready to receive the first patients to be given the Covid-19 vaccine
- Credit: Simon Ellery
The hospital will see patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient among those offered the vaccine and any appointments not used for priority groups will be used for healthcare workers who are at highest risk of serious illness from Covid.