Holly Webster: Last News

disabled woman has reported that she was left stranded in a train station overnight after rail staff "forgot about her". Holly Webster had made plans for an enjoyable day out with a group of friends on July 10.

Perth teenager who was one of the youngest in Scotland to receive her COVID vaccine has been able to return to the classroom weeks earlier than expected. Holly Webster (16) began a phased return to Perth Grammar School from yesterday (May 10) having received her second coronavirus jab.

Perth teen who became one of the youngest in the region to receive her COVID jab has commended the Fair City’s vaccination setup. Holly Webster (16), who suffers from two lifelong illnesses, received her Pfizer dose in the Dewars Centre’s vaccination hub at 3.40pm on Saturday.The PA revealed last week that the Perth Grammar pupil has had to shield in her home with her family for the majority of the last 12 months because she is afflicted by hereditary spherocytosis and von Willebrand disease (VWD).

Perth teenager living with two lifelong illnesses cannot wait to become one of the youngest so far in the region to receive her COVID vaccine this weekend.Holly Webster (16) suffers from hereditary spherocytosis and von Willebrand disease (VWD), and as a result has had to shield in her home with her family for the majority of the last 12 months.Spherocytosis is a condition that affects red blood cells and typically leads to anaemia, jaundice, a shortness of breath, gallstone pains and an enlarged spleen.Trafficked worker reveals ordeal and rescue from Perthshire puppy farmCrieff Recycling Centre probed after binman coronavirus deathVWD is an inherited condition where blood cells do not stick together as much as they should, meaning the

Covid-19 vaccine.Holly Webster, 16, who suffers from hereditary spherocytosis and von Willebrand disease (VWD), has been forced to shield at home for much of the last year.She had to have her spleen removed in an operation in May 2019 in order to improve her condition but the surgery reduced her immune system.Mum Fiona said: “The Oxford AstraZeneca is not suitable for under 18s so my GP could not give her it because they only had that one. So I had to go to a consultant in Ninewells and the haematologist we saw said that she definitely needed the vaccine due to her condition.“So my GP then got in touch with the vaccine coordinator and made sure she is set up to get the Pfizer vaccine, which 16-year-olds can get.