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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirms new Covid-19 mass vaccination centres
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Courtesy The Extra

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and its six partner Local Authorities have announced their planned sites for COVID-19 community vaccination centres across the region.
By Dawn Renton

Monday, 25th January 2021, 6:37 am

Following the success of the initial vaccination programme for staff at NHS Louisa Jordan Hospital, and eight hospital sites, these centres will support the next phases of the vaccination programme.

The locations for the 15 additional centres include two in East Renfrewshire – Barrhead The Foundry and Carmichael Hall in Giffnock.

Situated in the heart of local communities, the 16 sites will enable members of the public to receive their vaccination safely and conveniently in line with Scottish Government guidance.

They are in addition to the ongoing community arrangements involving our local GPs, who are currently vaccinating people over 80 years old across the NHSGGC area.

They will also run alongside clinics at NHS Louisa Jordan.

Dr Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health, said the announcement was a major step forward.

“After the progress we have made in vaccinating residents and staff in care homes and our frontline NHS and social care workers, this is another piece of good news in the fight against COVID-19,” she said.

“The mass vaccination centres will allow us to vaccinate significant numbers of people, as soon as supplies are received, whilst observing social distancing.

“We would like to thank all of our staff for their ongoing commitment to the programme. In addition, we would like to thank our local authority colleagues and HM Armed Forces for their support with this endeavour.”

NHSGGC’s efforts to protect communities against COVID-19 have been following the priority list agreed by the Scottish Government and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

All care home residents and staff in the area have been offered the first dose of the vaccine, while the vaccination of frontline health and social care staff is ongoing. The programme to immunise those aged over 80 in the community began last week.

In the coming weeks and months, the vaccine will be delivered according to the JCVI order of priority for coronavirus vaccinations which is by age group in the main but will also include people with additional clinical risk and unpaid carers. Everyone will be contacted with an appointment as they become eligible and there is no need to contact your GP or other health services.

As people wait for their invitation to receive their vaccine, they have been urged to continue to do all they can to prevent spread of virus.

Dr de Caestecker, said: “While it is encouraging to see the community rollout under way, it does not mean we can let our guard down. Our hospitals are extremely busy with COVID-19 admissions and our staff are working tirelessly to look after both COVID and non-COVID patients.

“We would urge everyone to continue following the rules to help minimise the spread of the virus.”
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