Praise for Covid vaccine staff in Moray
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Praise has been delivered to all those who have been helping to vaccinate people in Moray against Covid 19.
Staff at the Fiona Elcock Vaccination Centre in Elgin were commended by the members of Moray Integration Joint Board (IJB) at its meeting yesterday.
Also praised were those who took part in an outreach programme during December to target folk deemed more vulnerable to the virus.
These clinics were held in Buckie, Keith, Forres, Lossiemouth, Aberlour, Dufftown, Findhorn, Kinloss, Hopeman, Burghead and Elgin.
Over 12 two-hour sessions a total of 356 people received either their first, second or booster jabs – with more than half of those attending in Buckie.
Simon Bokor-Ingram, the chief officer at Moray Health and Social Care, said: "Sterling work has been done.
"When the ask came through with Omicron we hit the target deadline by the end of December.
"By the end of Christmas Eve all the folk eligible for a Covid vaccine had been offered one."
In Moray 92.3% of people aged over 12 – and 94% aged over 18 – have received their first jab, with 85.4% of adults getting a second.
Of those eligible for a booster dose, 82.4% have taken up that offer.