Vaccination campaign in multiple languages
Outreach clinics for all
NHS Tayside’s Covid-19 vaccination teams have been delivering outreach clinics to those the health board states “may find it more difficult due to lifestyle, location or language barriers”.
Some of the locations visited include a range of workplaces with high numbers of foreign national employees – such as the 2 Sisters poultry processing plant in Coupar Angus, which employs people from 24 different countries.
NHS Tayside’s interpretation and translation service supported these clinics which included people from a range of European countries, such as Bulgaria, France, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Maldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Greece.
The outreach visits are in addition to the drop-in clinics running at vaccination centres across Tayside – such as at Blairgowrie Town Hall – which have seen an additional 6000 people immunised alongside the usual scheduled clinics.
Covid-19 vaccination programme director, Lynne Hamilton, said: “It’s really important that we support people across Tayside to access the Covid-19 vaccine, no matter where they live or work, what language they speak or what other barriers they may face.
“By offering these outreach sessions and providing support with interpretation, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to make an informed decision to get vaccinated.”
Full details of all drop-in clinics across Tayside are available at www.covidtayside.scot.nhs.uk or by searching for ‘@NHSTayside’ on social media sites Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The health board has said further awareness sessions are currently being organised with farms in Perth and Kinross – including in east Perthshire – to encourage workers to get immunised.