Almost all staff and residents at Horsham care home given Covid vaccine

Almost all the residents and staff at a Horsham care home have received the lifesaving Covid vaccine.
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With the support of Park Surgery, the vast majority of residents and team members at Care UK’s Skylark House, on St Marks Lane, were given the first dose of the vaccination, a spokeswoman for Care UK said.

One of the first in the queue for the vaccination was 92-year-old Joyce Haley.

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She said: “That was quick. All that fuss and it was so quick – I’m glad I’ve finally had it!”

Joyce, resident at Care UK's Skylark House, along with the other residents, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccineJoyce, resident at Care UK's Skylark House, along with the other residents, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine
Joyce, resident at Care UK's Skylark House, along with the other residents, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine

Dorota Woloszyn, Home Manager at Skylark House, added: “We were so pleased that residents in our home have had the vaccination. I would like to offer my thanks to the NHS team at Park Surgery.

“They were incredibly efficient, friendly, and made sure everything went smoothly, which was much appreciated.

“This is the first step towards getting back to normal, and we couldn’t have asked for a better way to kick off the year. We’re looking forward to receiving our second dose of the vaccine as soon as we’re able.”

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Care UK is keen to stress that the vaccine doesn’t provide full protection against the virus so its teams will continue to follow their stringent infection control measures including regular deep cleaning, regular testing, the use of masks and other PPE, social distancing, air purifiers and temperature checks to keep everyone safe.

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