Over 2,500 people have been given a COVID-19 vaccine in the town.
The Mayor of Whitby, Councillor Linda Wild, has written an open letter thanking everyone who has been involved in rolling out the COVID vaccination programme in the town.
Councillor Wild says over 2,500 people have nor received a vaccination and that the scheme being delivered from Whitby Pavilion has seen the local GP practices working together and alongside a team of volunteers.
In her letter Councillor Wild says...
I’m writing to recognise and celebrate the amazing work of everyone who has been behind the effort to vaccinate local people in Whitby over the past three weeks. Those of you who have been vaccinated will be relieved. I recognise that those of us, like me, who are waiting will be anxious but, we must hope, not for long.
The NHS Local Vaccination Service based at the Whitby Pavilion is being run by the Whitby Coast and Moors Primary Care Network made up of all five GP practices in our area. They in turn have been supported by Scarborough Borough and North Yorkshire County Councils.
So far, they have reported that over 2,500 people, including those living in care homes, those aged 80 and over, and frontline health and care staff needed to look after them – have received an initial dose of a Covid vaccine.
There has been a huge volunteer effort to make this happen, which goes beyond health and social care to embrace the whole community. Everyone I know who has encountered it has had nothing but praise for their efficiency and care.
Our local GPs are committed to running vaccinations from the Pavilion alongside the larger, but more remote regional centres. I know they are ready to extend their efforts. They sit at the end of a supply chain which is beyond their local control. I also know we all hope that the wider efforts of the NHS are successful in bringing a steady supply of vaccine to Whitby so that we play our part in meeting the ambitious national target for its roll-out.
They deserve our support, our gratitude and our thanks.
Cllr Linda Wild Town Mayor
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