Care home residents across Windsor and Maidenhead were vaccinated with the first dose of the Covid vaccination over the weekend.

This work was carried out by the three local Primary Care Networks across the borough: Ascot Primary Care Network, Maidenhead Primary Care Network and Windsor Primary Care Network.

In a joint statement the Primary Care Network Clinical Directors; Dr Prash Patel (Ascot Primary Care Network), Dr Amandeep Dosanjh (Maidenhead Primary Care Network), and Dr Sufian Jabbar and Dr Edward Harrison (Windsor Primary Care Network) said: “This is the biggest vaccination programme the NHS has ever undertaken. We are delighted that our teams of doctors, nurses and pharmacists were able to offer the first dose of the vaccination to our care homes where some of our most at-risk residents live.

“It is a real achievement for all involved and something we are delighted to be part of. Our dedicated teams worked late into the weekend to ensure we could vaccinate in as many care homes across the borough as possible.

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“We’d like to thank everyone involved for working tirelessly to get the vaccine rolled out to our care homes.

“This is a huge step forward in protecting the most vulnerable members of our community.”

For one 82-year-old patient, it was the first immunisation he had ever had.

A resident at Meadowbank Care Home in Braywick Road, said: “We were very lucky to have the first vaccination within Meadowbank. It was painless and there have not been unpleasant after effects."

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Doctor Huw Thomas, local GP and Clinical Lead for the Royal Borough said: “This is brilliant news for these residents, who haven’t been able to have any physical contact with their families in such a long time. It has been a real effort to get to this point.

“There are a lot of people to vaccinate and you may find that friends and family have been vaccinated before you. Please do not worry and assume that you’ve been missed.

"It is only the start of the vaccination programme and it will take some time to work through everyone."