Homeless vaccine rollout hits the road
The push to offer people experiencing homelessness access to the Covid-19 vaccine continues to shift gears as medical professionals went mobile to vaccinate more than 200 people in Brighton and Hove. Clinicians at Arch Healthcare teamed up with Justlife, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and St John Ambulance to visit hostels and other temporary accommodation to give homeless people the lifesaving jab. The partnership is targeting 1,000 vaccinations over eight weeks, according to Arch CEO Gary Bishop. “The process has been really smooth, and we have been received with enthusiasm wherever we go. This is a huge credit to the accommodation providers we’ve worked with across the city,” Bishop said. Similar plans are up and running in Bournemouth, where local charity The HealthBus Trust have announced plans to vaccinate 200 people housed in emergency…