Vaccine stories THE SPEEDY VACCINE ROLLOUT WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES. WE TALK TO FOUR PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHY THEY’RE HAVING THE JAB

doctor by training from Nigeria, where I originally hail from. Here in the UK I don’t practise medicine, but my medical

But it’s also really important that we protect our families, our friends, our loved ones, and also our communities.

something that I had.

So it is about getting the protection because I’m at risk, even though I’m relatively healthy now. I know we can’t perhaps eradicate coronavirus, but we can suppress it so much that we can get back to some kind of ‘new normal’. We can’t continue to have this ravaging our communities, which is what it is doing.”

“I had my first vaccine on February 8.

It was hard, because when I ‘I’m not having my family watch me

like that. It wouldn’t be fair.’ carer, although due to my age, I probably would’ve been getting it soon anyway. To be able to explain to Henry that I’d had the vaccine, as well as the thought that life could start to get back to normal and that I wouldn’t get ill with Covid-19,

I’m optimistic. I just want us to get back to normal as quickly as we can, especially for children’s and young people’s mental health. My daughter all. I’m not into science, but I really don’t think they would’ve thrown it out there if it hadn’t been tested to the point where they thought it was safe.

As soon as I was offered it, I took it. I couldn’t see why you wouldn’t jump at it. And I’d say to people who are hesitant that if we don’t all have it, then we’re never going to get out of this.