Annie Innes: Last News

link.This can be for a number of reasons such as not being 28 days post Covid infection, being unwell on the day of vaccination or are new residents.As a result, further visits to care homes are taking place to ensure all residents are fully vaccinated as they become eligible.A 90-year-old former carer became the first resident of a care home to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Scotland, back in December.Annie Innes got the initial dose at Abercorn House in Hamilton.

Hamilton’s Abercorn Care Home resident Annie Innes, 90, became the first person in a care home to receive the vaccine.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “We very rapidly scaled up our nursing workforce and carried out detailed planning in a very short time to enable us to roll the vaccinations out to some of our most vulnerable residents.“We have been vaccinating every day since we started the programme on December 14 and it has been hugely encouraging to see just how hard care home staff are working to keep residents safe.“They have worked closely with health and social care staff every step of the way to ensure

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Lanarkshire has now completed administering the first dose of its coronavirus vaccine to eligible care home residents.Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to have residents vaccinated in min-December with 90 year old Annie Innes being the country’s first care home resident to receive the vaccine.Since then, almost 2,990 Lanarkshire care home residents have been vaccinated.The first dose of the vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will be followed up by the second booster dose 12 weeks later in line with Scottish Government guidelines.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the

Covid-19 vaccine has been hit by an outbreak of the virus.Experts have warned it showed that the shot was not enough to bring the pandemic to an end on its own.Groups representing families said they knew of other homes where residents had been treated but later developed symptoms.Abercorn Care Home in Hamilton received the Pfizer vaccine on December 14.That vaccine, the first in the UK to be given a safety licence, is most effective after two doses, the pharma firm says.Annie Innes, 90, who moved into the home last year, was first to get the jab.

coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland overnight, official figures reveal.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A 90-year-old from Hamilton has become the first care home resident in Scotland to receive to be vaccinated against coronavirus.Annie Innes, who has been living at Abercorn House Care home for the last six months, said it was “wonderful” to get the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech developed vaccine this morning.Staff from NHS Lanarkshire administered vaccines to 52 residents as the roll-out of the vaccination programme continued.Annie, who worked as a carer for over 14 years, said: “It’s wonderful to get the vaccine before Christmas.“I hope it keeps me, my friends here and the staff safe and means we can get back to normal very soon.“The nurses and the