Every Lanarkshire care home resident has had first dose of Covid vaccine
Hamilton’s Abercorn Care Home resident Annie Innes, 90, became the first person in a care home to receive the vaccine.Trudi Marshall, Health & Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, who is managing the care home vaccination programme across the whole of Lanarkshire, said: “We very rapidly scaled up our nursing workforce and carried out detailed planning in a very short time to enable us to roll the vaccinations out to some of our most vulnerable residents.“We have been vaccinating every day since we started the programme on December 14 and it has been hugely encouraging to see just how hard care home staff are working to keep residents safe.“They have worked closely with health and social care staff every step of the way to ensure