100,000 People Now Vaccinated in Tayside

100,000 people have now been vaccinated in the Tayside area, including Dundee, NHS Tayside revealed today.

During the Stay Safe Dundee vaccinations stats as of 8 February 2021, the total number of those vaccinated in Tayside was 78,439, four days later, it has surpassed the 100,000 mark.

NHS Tayside Chief Executive, Grant Archibald said, “I would like to thank our vaccination teams who have worked tirelessly, even through the recent wintry weather, and put in a Herculean effort to reach this impressive milestone.

“This is the biggest logistical challenge the NHS has ever faced and I am proud to say that our teams, working in partnership with our volunteers, GPs, local authorities and Health and Social Care Partnerships have yet again risen to that challenge, delivering this programme efficiently and at pace.

“I would also like to thank the people of Tayside who have come out in all weathers in huge numbers to be vaccinated. It is so encouraging to see our communities very keen to get the jab, helping to protect themselves and our essential services.

“Our vaccination team is working incredibly hard to book people into appointments across Tayside every single day with over 30,000 vaccinations given this week alone and thousands of appointments being made every day.

“Getting vaccinated is key to helping us beat the virus so I would encourage everyone to take up the offer of a vaccination when they get the call.”