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The Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way - the largest in British history

This country is particularly good at the blame game – we should maybe make it our national sport. But as we battle Covid-19 this is not quite the time for distracting recriminations. No, this Government has not got everything right. We have been too slow into lockdowns and too quickly out. And it was slow to get the right protective equipment and testing to protect those in care settings. But it has not got everything wrong either. Credit where credit is due, the rollout of the vaccine to the vulnerable has been swift and impressive. In fairness, I doubt any government could have got ...

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s largest Covid vaccination centre on the former Askham Bar Park & Ride site, writes his third in a series of columns in The Press today: As we continue with the vaccination programme, we’ve remembered that it is exactly one year since the first cases of coronavirus in the UK were identified in York. For the last year healthcare professionals throughout the country have been focused on caring for the population as best they can. The population has had to deal with a different way of living, with restrictions and with the prospect of being affected...

VACCINE bosses in York have praised the volunteers and staff who kept the city's vaccination site in York open in blizzard conditions this morning. "Hats off to the volunteers and staff at the site," said Maddy Ruff, the newly-appointed CEO of Nimbuscare, which has organised the vaccination programme at Askham Bar. "Even with today’s extreme weather – snow and rain - they are still smiling and pitching in to help one another and the patients. Their genuine kindness and helpfulness is truly heart-warming.” Nimbuscare also tweeted a series of photos of staff and volunteers out i...

Prof Mike Holmes, York GP and chair of Nimbuscare, (right) pictured with Brigadier Tim Seal and Nimbuscare CEO Madeline Ruff. Picture: Darren Casey THE military has joined the battle to get York vaccinated against Covid-19. Members of the Armed Forces are providing much-needed back-up support at the NHS Covid Vaccination Centre on the former Askham Bar Park & Ride site. The soldiers are assisting in a number of ways – from clinicians stepping in to deliver vaccines and cover workforce gaps at short notice, to the provision of planning and logistics support. Prof Mike Holmes, York G...