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Dec 2020
Leeds nearest hospital to get first vaccines
Leeds will be the nearest place to receive the first coronavirus vaccines, according to national media reports this morning,
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said yesterday 50 hospitals were ready to receive the vaccine within days.
The Department of Health has yet to publish an official list of hospitals or details of how the jab will be administered. But the names of the 50 hospitals appear to have been leaked to the national media, some of which have published them today.
According to the reports, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, whose hospitals include Leeds General Infirmary, is the nearest to the Harrogate district.
The Harrogate Nightingale is not included on the list.
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The vaccine must be kept at -70°C until it is used, which means sites chosen to administer it must have adequate storage facilities.
Hancock has also said there will be a community rollout of the vaccine, including GPs and pharmacists.
The Stray Ferret asked Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust if it could confirm it was not on the list.
A spokesman replied:
"Any comment on decisions on which hospitals are on the list would be something for the NHS England regional communications team."
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