WARRINGTON’S coronavirus vaccination has been on the road this week, making jabs more accessible for communities. Its latest trip saw it visit provide jabs to scores of eligible employees at a food manufacturing firm in Woolston yesterday morning, Tuesday. Greencore is a leading manufacturer of convenience foods, which is proud to supply a wide range of chilled, frozen and ambient products to retail and food service customers across the UK. The Woolston branch was delighted to be visited by the bus, which is operated by a partnership between Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network, Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group, Warrington’s Own Buses and Warrington Borough Council.
A NEW scheme which will see a bus travel around Warrington offering coronavirus vaccines has been hailed as a ‘fantastic’ initiative which will break down barriers. The vaccination bus will go out into communities to administer jabs to people who are already due to have their vaccine but have not been able to attend a vaccination centre. The Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network and NHS Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are working alongside Warrington’s Own Buses and Warrington Borough Council to take the coronavirus vaccine out into the community on a bus. Anyone who is currently eligible for the vaccine in line with the national priority groups can get their first dose on the bus at one of the upcoming sessions.
Dr Laura Mount, who administered the first coronavirus vaccine in Warrington, spoke of her relief to begin the town s vaccination programme (Images: Dave Gillespie) THE GP who administered the first coronavirus vaccine in Warrington has spoken of her relief to finally begin protecting people. He was given the jab by Dr Laura Mount, GP at Folly Lane Medical Centre and also a clinical director of the Central and West Warrington Primary Care Network. She says it was an honour to begin the programme and is encouraging everyone to embrace the vaccine offer when they are contacted by their local GP surgery.
WATCH: 98-year-old Phillip receives the first coronavirus vaccine in Warrington (Images: Dave Gillespie) THIS is the brilliant moment that 98-year-old Phillip Leech became the first person to be vaccinated for coronavirus in Warrington. The former GP from Walton made history after receiving the jab at Orford Jubilee Hub this evening, Tuesday. Everyone in the room broke out in applause once the injection process was complete, and when asked about it, Phillip described it as painless and similar to any other injection. Supported by his family, including GP daughter Dr Rebecca Leech, he will return to the hub in in 21 days for a booster jab to allow the vaccine to build up immunity.