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Delight as Wisbech care home staff and residents get the Covid-19 jab




Staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have been receiving their first Covid-19 vaccinations this week.

The vaccination roll-out has started at care and nursing homes in the across the area and Lyncroft Care Home are delighted to be one of the first in the Wisbech area to receive the vaccinations.

“Our staff and residents have been very patiently awaiting the moment that we can start to receive the vaccine,” said home manager Brenda Durrington.

Sixty staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have had the Covid-19 vaccination. Nurse Practitioner Helen Cook from The Clarkson Surgery administers the jab to home manager Brenda Durrington.
Sixty staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have had the Covid-19 vaccination. Nurse Practitioner Helen Cook from The Clarkson Surgery administers the jab to home manager Brenda Durrington.

“We certainly see this as a step in the right direction back to normality. I’d like to thank all of our residents, staff and family members for their understanding and fortitude during what has been a difficult time for everyone. We are now starting to look forward to receiving guidance for welcoming families and visitors back to our care home”.

Keen to lead by example, home manager Brenda Durrington was first in line to receive the vaccine with both residents and staff enthusiastic to follow. After receiving her vaccination seventy-nine-year-old resident Ann Burton said: “If everybody is having it done then it’s got to be a good thing hasn’t it. I’m happy about it, that’s the way I look at it. I’m one of the lucky ones”.

Staff and residents at Country Court Care Homes have been eagerly anticipating the roll-out of the new Covid-19 vaccine in their homes.

The government announced that vaccinations in care homes were to begin before Christmas and with over 2000 staff and 1500 residents in Country Court Care Homes across the country, the vaccine has been keenly anticipated for several weeks.

So far 60 staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have received the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine with the delivery programme administered by Nurse Practitioner Helen Cook from The Clarkson Surgery in Wisbech.

“We are delighted that the vaccine roll-out has started in our care homes,” said Alykhan Kachra, co-CEO at Country Court, “Our homes have always been places where people can feel safe and secure, and now residents and staff have the added reassurance of receiving the Covid-19 vaccination.

Sixty staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have had the Covid-19 vaccination. Nurse Practitioner Helen Cook from The Clarkson Surgery administered the jabs.
Sixty staff and residents at Lyncroft Care Home have had the Covid-19 vaccination. Nurse Practitioner Helen Cook from The Clarkson Surgery administered the jabs.

"Together with ongoing regular testing, this will give staff, residents and their families much-needed comfort and peace of mind.”



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