Six more practices offer jab
28 SURGERIES NOW GIVING CORONAVIRUS VACCINATIONS
ELIGIBLE patients at six more surgeries will be invited for Covid vaccines from this week.
A total of 84 GP practices across Leicester and Leicestershire have already been inviting those in the high priority groups to have the jab.
Patients at the following six surgeries will be asked to go to Thorpe Astley Surgery for either the PfizerBioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca injection:
■ Thorpe Astley Surgery;
■ Enderby Medical Centre;
■ Forest House Medical Centre;
■ Kingsway Surgery;
■ Glenfield Surgery;
■ Limes Medical Centre. Nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and other NHS staff will work alongside GPs to vaccinate those aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and practice staff.
Dr Simon Vincent, from North Blaby Primary Care Network, said: “We are really pleased to be able to start vaccinating patients in north Blaby and we’re really grateful for the continued support, dedication and commitment shown by all our staff, practice managers and GPs of the six practices in the area.
“We know what receiving the vaccine will mean to so many of the most vulnerable patients and staff in our area and across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and we simply cannot wait to get started and play our part in defeating this virus.
“We will contact patients directly to book in for both doses of their vaccination and encourage every patient to get vaccinated to help us prevent the spread.
“We cannot rely on others to get vaccinated in order to protect ourselves; we all need to play our part in order to overcome Covid-19.”
Caroline Trevithick, from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland clinical commissioning groups, said: “Over the past few weeks we are proud to have rapidly expanded the Covid-19 vaccination programme and we are continuing to work with our GP partners and pharmacists as more areas across the city and counties are preparing to begin vaccinating in the coming days and weeks.
“The approval of the OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine will help to accelerate the local vaccine programmes and we are developing our plans in response to this.
“There is still a long way to go but I’d like to reassure patients that if they are eligible at this stage they will be contacted by their GP practice with information about their vaccinations including when to come in for their second dose.”
The vaccine is typically delivered by a simple injection in the upper arm.
Two doses of the vaccine are required for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
They are given between three and 12 weeks apart.
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