Covid Vaccine: 'Momentous' Day For Royal Sussex County Hospital

Tuesday, 8 December 2020 12:56

By Charlotte Baker @Ch4rtweets

Tuesday (December 8) has been called a 'truly significant day' by the National Health Service as vaccinations started to be rolled out across Sussex, and the rest of the UK.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust was one of the first 50 trusts in the country to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Monday (December 7).

Patients receiving the vaccination there today will be some of the first in the world.

A truly significant day at the Royal Sussex County Hospital @BSUH_NHS as they administer the first #CovidVaccine to their patients.

Chief Nurse Carolyn Morrice & Chief Medical Officer Dr George Findlay will be speaking to the media throughout the day. #CovidVaccine @NHSEngland pic.twitter.com/19x2qxjRNV
— NHS South East (@NHSsoutheast) December 8, 2020

The clinic at the Royal Sussex County Hospital was up and running with vaccinators ready to start by 11am.

Patients will be invited to receive their second dose 21 days from the receiving the first jab.

One of the very first to be vaccinated in Brighton was Bidge Garton, a volunteer at the trust for over 35 years.

On Twitter, the trust said:

"We're proud to be able to administer the vaccine to Bidge today and many more patients over the coming days and weeks."

One of the very first in our vaccination clinic was Bidge Garton, a volunteer at the Trust for over 35 years. We're proud to be able to administer the vaccine to Bidge today and many more patients over the coming days and weeks. #CovidVaccine #TeamBSUH pic.twitter.com/IORAZfbTUZ
— BSUH NHS (@BSUH_NHS) December 8, 2020

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