The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
‘Vaccine is only route back to normal life...’
Patients at Peterborough’s latest Covid-19 mass vaccination centre have expressed their joy at getting their jab.
The new hub opened on Tuesday morning (February 16) at the East of England Arena and will work alongside the testing centre operating at a seperate location on the same site.
There were relatively low numbers being vaccinated on the first day of operation with the first patients receiving the vaccinations in the Cambridge Suite Bar area at the showground which has been specially adapted with screened areas and spaced seating.
This is part of the city’s continued efforts to vaccinate the population and further reduce the number that require hospital treatment due to
Covid-19.
Figures revealed on Monday (February 15) show that as of February 9, Peterborough’s case rate had dipped below 300 per 100,000 people (281.8) for the first time since early December but the rate still remains well above the overall UK figure (158.7).
One of those to receive her vaccine on Tuesday was Sue Welch, pictured above, she said: “I’m very, very happy today, I’ve been waiting for weeks for this.
“Getting vaccinated is the only way to keep not just myself safe but others as well, It’s also the only route back to normal life.
“I didn’t actually realise that this was the site’s first day, it was all very efficient and well-handled.”
Another to receive their jab today was Ian (69). He added: “I’m pleased to get this opportunity today, I suppose you could say that it’s a relief. I didn’t have any qualms about getting the vaccination. “I’m not sure it’ll make a huge amount of difference to my way of life in the short term because we all still have to stay at home and follow the rules but having it done is the way back to normal life in the future.”