'Herculean' efforts of NHS Highland health workers hailed as coronavirus vaccine rollout hits new milestone with 100,000 jabs given
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A MILESTONE in Covid vaccinations has been hailed by a Ross-shire MSP.
NHS Highland announced this week that it had surpassed 100,000 vaccinations in the enormous patch it covers.
As of February25, it is understood that approximately 73,000 people from the Highland region and 27,000 from Argyll and Bute have received their first dose of vaccination.
In an update this week, NHS Highland said it continues to vaccinate in line with Scottish Government guidance, and the current target is to vaccinate everyone over 65 – the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) cohort groups 1-5 – by March 5.
Dingwall-based MSP Kate Forbes has thanked front line healthcare workers for their dedication and hard work throughout the pandemic.
The MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said: “Our front line healthcare workers in NHS Highland deserve enormous praise for their continued work throughout the pandemic, and after surpassing the 100,000 mark it’s only fair to record our thanks to everyone involved in administering the vaccines.
“The only way the vaccination programme can continue to deliver is down to the herculean efforts of vaccination teams, so I am grateful for the tireless work of NHS Highland staff.I would continue to urge everyone eligible to take the vaccine, as they provide longer lasting protection against the virus.
“The vaccination programme is not done in isolation, and that’s why it’s important that we all continue to follow the lockdown restrictions as well as the correct protocols for test and protect to identify cases and break chains of transmission.”
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