Page 8 - Umar Iqbal News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A PIONEERING community partnership which has seen tens of thousands of people given vaccinations against Covid-19 has received recognition.

GLOWING tribute has been paid to organisations and individuals involved in delivering a hugely-successful Covid vaccination programme across the Keighley area. GP partnership Modality staged a ‘thank you’ event at Long Lee Medical Centre, which has become one of the UK’s leading vaccination sites. A ‘health coach’ team from the voluntary and community sector was invited to the socially-distanced event – the first time they’d come face-to-face other than via Zoom or WhatsApp. Up to 30 people were seconded into the team to help improve uptake of the jab and ensure everythi...

A WOMEN-only Covid vaccination clinic – believed to be the first of its kind in the UK – is being staged in Keighley tomorrow. The initiative is being held jointly by GP groups in the town and the Keighley Association for Women and Children’s Centre (KAWACC). Modality medical director, Dr Matt Curtis, said: “We are keen to remove barriers and work closely with communities to encourage the uptake of the vaccination. "By working with the KAWACC and other local women’s networks, we can spread our message and information about the vaccines to parts of the local population which ...

A ‘POP-UP’ Covid vaccination clinic is being staged at a Keighley mosque. The session, next Thursday (February 11), is believed to be the first of its kind at a mosque in the region. It has been organised by GP groups Modality and Wharfedale, Airedale & Craven Alliance, in partnership with the Central Mosque. Dr Matt Curtis, medical director at Modality, said: “We are keen to remove barriers and work closely with communities to encourage the uptake of the vaccination. “By working with the Central Mosque team, we can spread our message and information about the vaccines to pa...