Over one million people vaccinated in Lancashire and South Cumbria
The area passed the milestone over the weekend.
Over one million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria have now been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the area's health board.
Across the UK, over 50 million people have now had at least their first dose of a coronavirus jab.
In the first three months of 2021, volunteers gave more than 50,300 hours of their time as marshals at over 30 different community vaccination clinics and 7 mass vaccination centres across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Marshals help patients navigate through the site, from directing them to a parking space, checking they have an appointment, managing the queues and helping them to exit sites safely after their vaccination.
A North West ‘Vaccine Heroes’ campaign launches today to celebrate the incredible contribution from our local communities. The stories of people involved in the vaccination programme from every part of the North West will feature on social media over the coming days with the hashtag #NWVaccineHeroes.
Jane Scattergood, COVID-19 Vaccination Director for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System said: "I’m so proud of the NHS and its partners specifically GP practices and hospital trusts who are doing an incredible job at delivering the vaccine at pace to protect our residents.
"Over 1 million doses of the lifesaving vaccine have been delivered in the area so far, and we simply couldn’t have vaccinated so many people without all of our fantastic volunteers. We are so incredibly grateful for their support and contribution to the programme.
"I’d like to recognise Lancashire Volunteer Partnership who recruited and trained over 1,400 volunteers, the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service who are providing a team of lead marshals to support some of the large vaccination sites in the area and the GSK volunteer marshals.
"To the wider public, I’d like to say a big thank you for their incredible response to the vaccination programme and for playing their part by booking their appointments as soon as they are invited. As soon as you are eligible, please do book your jab – it’s simple, effective and provides vital protection against coronavirus."