Sheffield MP welcomes roll out of vaccines in her constituency

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines have been delivered to patients in north Sheffield.
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Vaccinations of over 80s from Stocksbridge, Deepcar and Oughtibridge began at the Valley Medical Centre in Stocksbridge. Local care home residents and staff were also among the first to receive the jab.

Staff aim to vaccinate more than 700 people over the coming days and it’s part of a wider rollout of vaccinations in GP surgeries across Sheffield.

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Miriam Cates, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, met some of the staff and patients and said it was a historic moment and marked a significant step towards beating coronavirus.

Miriam Cates Mp With Dr David Baron Of Valley Medical Centre (Courtesy Matt Dixon)Miriam Cates Mp With Dr David Baron Of Valley Medical Centre (Courtesy Matt Dixon)
Miriam Cates Mp With Dr David Baron Of Valley Medical Centre (Courtesy Matt Dixon)

“Staff have been working incredibly hard and all the patients that I spoke to were understandably delighted to be receiving their vaccine, as many have not been able to leave the house for months.

“The rollout of the vaccine is the best way to protect the most vulnerable members of our community.

“The Prime Minister has set an ambitious target to vaccinate the entirety of the four most vulnerable groups by the middle of February, and this will then hopefully allow us to begin to lift some of the restrictions that we all are unfortunately having to live with.

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“It was an honour to be in Stocksbridge to see the beginnings of our local effort to vaccinate those most susceptible to Covid.”

Dr David Baron of the Valley Medical Centre welcomed the start of the vaccination programme.

He said: “We are really happy the vaccine has arrived and our patients are turning up to have it. A lot of hard work has gone into organising this from teams in the practices.”

GP surgeries are contacting those people on priority lists and people should wait until they hear from the NHS that it is their turn. It is important not to contact GP surgeries directly about vaccines.

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