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WHILE more than four million have had the vaccination there are still those who are eligible for the jab yet to be contacted.

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First care home residents in England to get Covid-19 vaccines in early Christmas present Care home residents and staff had been prioritised for a vaccine, but logistical hurdles slowed the roll-out until now 23 December 2020 • 8:00am Care homes across the country have been hit particularly hard by coronavirus  Credit: John Phillips/Getty Images Europe Care home residents and staff in England are set to get their first Covid-19 vaccines this week, including on Christmas Eve, in an early present for a sector that has been devastated by the virus.  GPs will begin administering Pfizer/BioNT...

A HOTEL in Winchester has begun welcoming patients to receive the Covid vaccination. The Winchester Rural, North and East Primary Care Network has set up in the Holiday Inn, in Telegraph Way, as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history continues. Today (Tuesday) MP Steve Brine visited the hub and spoke to staff about how the facility will operate. Following the first 26 sites across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight successfully starting over the last couple of weeks, the new sites will be taking delivery of the vaccine, and starting their clinics. Dr Nigel Wat...

THE first Romsey residents have received the coronavirus vaccine this week, after a venue in the town was transformed to help fight the disease. Final touches were made to Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, at the weekend to mobilise the building into a vaccination centre for the approved Pfizer Covid-19 jabs. The first patients arrived at 8am on Tuesday morning to receive the brand new inoculation, according to the Romsey-based charity, Unity. Unity had recruited a small army of volunteers in both Romsey and Andover to guide those called in for the vaccine and to help those who struggl...