The move was outlined at a meeting on Tuesday involving NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and care provider representatives. Sunrise of Westbourne, a care home for elderly residents in Bournemouth, is due to receive the vaccine on Christmas Eve. A spokeswoman for Care England, a provider membership organisation, said: 'We are delighted that at the moment for the next two weeks the push will be on care homes. This has created challenges in getting the vaccine to care homes, and, despite being identified as a top priority for vaccines, care home residents were not included in the initial rollout. Dr Nikki Kanani, practising GP and NHS director of primary care, said: 'Delivering the vaccine to care home residents and staff across England is a significant step in the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 21:56 UTC