Havant MP Alan Mak visits 'inspirational' Covid-19 vaccination teams as they near important milestone

VISITING all three vaccination centres across the area, the MP for Havant has praised the work undertaken by healthcare teams as they near an important first milestone in vaccinating the most vulnerable.
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Alan Mak visited the trio of major vaccination hubs at Hayling Island Health Centre, Emsworth Baptist Church, and Waterlooville Health Centre.

The Tory MP praised staff for their on going efforts as they near completing first jabs for the over 80s, with more than 80 per cent of the cohort now vaccinated.

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It comes as more than 160,000 vaccines have been administered across Hampshire, while more than 7.5 million vaccinations have taken place nationwide.

Alan meets one of the patients who has received her vaccine at the Hayling Health Centre. Picture: Office of Alan MakAlan meets one of the patients who has received her vaccine at the Hayling Health Centre. Picture: Office of Alan Mak
Alan meets one of the patients who has received her vaccine at the Hayling Health Centre. Picture: Office of Alan Mak
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The MP said he was confident that the continued acceleration of the vaccination programme could help to bring coronavirus under control in the area.

He said: ‘Our local GPs and NHS staff are doing inspirational work in getting our vaccination programme up and running and delivering thousands of vaccines to local residents.

‘Both vaccines they are using at the local centres are independently approved, safe and administered by fully trained staff.

Alan with a vial of the AstraZeneca / Oxford University Coronavirus Vaccine. Picture: Office of Alan MakAlan with a vial of the AstraZeneca / Oxford University Coronavirus Vaccine. Picture: Office of Alan Mak
Alan with a vial of the AstraZeneca / Oxford University Coronavirus Vaccine. Picture: Office of Alan Mak
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‘Thanks to the dedication of our local NHS vaccination staff we use the vaccines to get Coronavirus under control. But it is important that in the meantime, we continue to stay at home and follow the national lockdown rules that will help alleviate pressure on our NHS.’

NHS England advises that people will receive an invitation to come forward to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.

This could be a phone call, text message or a letter, either from their GP or the national NHS, and residents should wait to be contacted rather than calling their local surgery.

Dr Hannah Morgan, a Hayling Island GP and Clinical Director of the Hayling Island and Emsworth Primary Care Network, who has been leading the local vaccination rollout, said: ‘It was brilliant to show Alan the work that our local doctors, nurses and NHS staff are doing to vaccinate local residents

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‘While we are working as fast as we can, it is important that residents wait to be contacted by the NHS about when they will receive the vaccine.’

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