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Dec 2020
NHS worker becomes first to receive covid vaccine in Leeds
An 80-year-old NHS healthcare worker has become the first person to be administered a coronavirus vaccine at the closest hospital to the Harrogate district to receive the vaccine.
Sylvia Harris, who joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust when she was 26, received the jab this lunchtime at St James's University Hospital just outside the city centre.
There is still no news on when people in the Harrogate district will be offered the vaccine.
Ms Harris, a ward housekeeper who is currently shielding at home, said:
Fifty hospitals across the country have embarked on the biggest vaccination programme in British history. Each hospital received a batch of 975 doses.
On Saturday the NHS announced that a small number of GP practices will begin giving vaccines from December 14th.
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Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, was the first person in the country to receive the jab at University Hospital Coventry this morning.
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North Yorkshire still awaits the green light to offer appointments.
The Stray Ferret contacted Yorkshire Health Network, which represents 17 GP practices in Harrogate, and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to ask if any residents in the district had been offered the vaccine, but has yet to receive a reply.
An update is expected at a press briefing tomorrow of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, a partnership of emergency agencies.
Harrogate and District Community Action is set to offer drivers to transport people to vaccination appointments.
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