PM thanks volunteers at one of Cornwall's Covid vaccination centres
Boris Johnson told St John Ambulance teams at Stithians that the rollout wouldn't be possible without them
The Prime Minister has thanked the volunteers, helping to staff one of the mass coronavirus vaccination centres in Cornwall.
Boris Johnson joined a video call with St John Ambulance workers at Stithians Showground.
He said they have helped "get jabs into arms quickly and efficiently", adding "we couldn't do it without them".
The PM was given a tour of the mass vaccination centre on Thursday 11th of March, as well as another site in Rochdale.
For the first part of the call, the Prime Minister was introduced to NHS Volunteer Responder Stewards at the One Riverside vaccination site in Rochdale.
Steward Volunteers play a vital role on site, guiding people to make sure the vaccination process runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
They also help ensure social distancing and identify people who need additional support.
The NHS Volunteer Responders scheme is delivered for the NHS by Royal Voluntary Service and the GoodSAM app and has recently announced that volunteers across all roles have completed a milestone 1.5m tasks.
The second half of the call saw the Prime Minister speak to and thank St John Ambulance vaccination volunteers at the Stithians Showground near Redruth.
St John Ambulance is supporting the NHS COVID-19 response, including providing volunteer vaccinators to deliver injections and many more volunteers who care for people before and after they receive their jabs.
The health and first aid charity is training more than 30,000 vaccination volunteers overall, using its longstanding expertise in empowering people with lifesaving clinical skills and the confidence to use them, every day.
By the end of next week, as the vaccination programme gathers pace, St John volunteers will be active in almost 100 large scale vaccination centres and dozens of primary care facilities.
"It was a privilege to speak to NHS Volunteer Responders and St John Ambulance Vaccination Volunteers in Rochdale and Cornwall today, to thank them for their extraordinary contribution to the vaccine rollout.
"Our brilliant volunteers have helped us get jabs into arms quickly and efficiently - providing millions of people with the reassurance that they are protected against the virus.
"We couldn't do it without them, and I am incredibly grateful for their continued dedication and hard work".
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson