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Care home residents vaccinated
NHS Lanarkshire has completed administering the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.
The first health board in Scotland to vaccinate care home residents against Covid-19, NHS Lanarkshire has now vaccinated more than 3000 residents with both doses of the Pfizerbiontech vaccine.
Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “Care home residents are amongst our most vulnerable residents and this is a very worrying time for many of them.
“I know it will be greatly reassuring to residents, their loved ones and staff that they have now received both doses of the vaccine.
“From the very outset of this pandemic health and social care staff have worked closely with care home staff to keep residents as safe as possible and this is another significant milestone in this journey.
“The care home vaccination programme has been carried out as quickly as possible. Each step of the programme has further highlighted just how dedicated and flexible our staff and care staff are in protecting residents.”
People aged 16 to 64 in Lanarkshire who provide vital face-to-face care and support for others, and have not already had their first vaccine dose or appointment letter, are being invited to register for their Covid-19 vaccination.
A self-registration service has been launched to enable people aged 16 and over to check their eligibility and register, online, or over the phone if unable to get online, for the vaccine as an unpaid carer.
Carers who receive relevant benefits should have already received a letter with details of their appointment but all eligible unpaid carers are being encouraged to selfregister.
When they do, they will be advised if they are already scheduled for an appointment so there is no duplication.
You can check if you are eligible by using the website self-registration at www.nhsinform.scot/ carersregister or by calling the Covid Vaccination Helpline on 0800 030 8013.