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Residents of all care homes in Oldham will have received the Coronavirus vaccine by the end of this week.

The news comes as rollout of the vaccine progresses well across the borough, with more than 14,000 vaccines delivered to Oldham’s most elderly and vulnerable residents, as well as to front-line workers.

In addition to care home residents and staff, all other priority groups are on track to be vaccinated by mid-February. These are those aged over 70; frontline health and social care workers, and clinically extremely vulnerable people.

Having the vaccine is the best way to protect the most vulnerable people from Coronavirus and has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives.

Vaccination centres

Six vaccination centres are now operational across Oldham, in addition to the Greater Manchester-wide vaccination centre at the Etihad campus.

Those registered with a GP in Oldham will be contacted directly from their practice or by an NHS representative when it is their turn to be vaccinated.

The caller will not ask for money and will not ask for any personal details other than for the name to be confirmed.

People may also receive another invitation from the NHS, offering the option of attending the mass vaccination centre at the Etihad, or a local pharmacy. This regional offer is in addition to the vaccine rollout programme here in Oldham and gives more choice to people in terms of when and where they take up the vaccine, as well as providing extra capacity overall.

If people have already booked an appointment for a vaccine through their GP, they can ignore the additional letter from the NHS.