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I was interested to see the report in the BMJ (23rd January 2021) on the Covid vaccination centre in Salisbury Cathedral. I have just been there for my vaccination, and I was so impressed that I wrote the following to my local paper:-
"I was in category 2 for Covid vaccination. The call was a long time coming, but when it did I had no reason for apprehension. The operation was of the highest standard, and was carried out with the highest possible care and attention to detail. The medical aspects could not be faulted. The personnel were all polite, charming and uniformly helpful, matching the high medical standards, and, despite the relentless attention to detail, however tired they were, and regardless of their role as clinician or volunteer. Thank you, NHS.
The venue of the Cathedral was also amazing, akin to a medieval pilgrimage, none of which can ever have matched it or been so sanitary. The organ music was superb. Thank you, Dean and Chapter.
No-one should fear vaccination. If we are to conquer this very nasty virus, as we have conquered polio and other pandemics in the past, then for the well-being of everyone we should all be vaccinated. The experience of the Cathedral was the experience of a lifetime. No knowledgeable person will ever fault or forget it. We should act like grown-ups, and accept it gratefully as a major achievement of twenty-first century science, and the baseless and dangerous rubbish rumours should cease.”
I should add that I am not in the least medical, but a medieval historian, though I have had a lifetime of involvement with the NHS through my husband, and I served nine years as governor of an NHS Foundation Trust.
Re: Covid-19: Gothic sanctuary gives hope for the future
Dear Editor,
I was interested to see the report in the BMJ (23rd January 2021) on the Covid vaccination centre in Salisbury Cathedral. I have just been there for my vaccination, and I was so impressed that I wrote the following to my local paper:-
"I was in category 2 for Covid vaccination. The call was a long time coming, but when it did I had no reason for apprehension. The operation was of the highest standard, and was carried out with the highest possible care and attention to detail. The medical aspects could not be faulted. The personnel were all polite, charming and uniformly helpful, matching the high medical standards, and, despite the relentless attention to detail, however tired they were, and regardless of their role as clinician or volunteer. Thank you, NHS.
The venue of the Cathedral was also amazing, akin to a medieval pilgrimage, none of which can ever have matched it or been so sanitary. The organ music was superb. Thank you, Dean and Chapter.
No-one should fear vaccination. If we are to conquer this very nasty virus, as we have conquered polio and other pandemics in the past, then for the well-being of everyone we should all be vaccinated. The experience of the Cathedral was the experience of a lifetime. No knowledgeable person will ever fault or forget it. We should act like grown-ups, and accept it gratefully as a major achievement of twenty-first century science, and the baseless and dangerous rubbish rumours should cease.”
I should add that I am not in the least medical, but a medieval historian, though I have had a lifetime of involvement with the NHS through my husband, and I served nine years as governor of an NHS Foundation Trust.
Yours faithfully
Anita Pheby
Competing interests: No competing interests