A cricket and tennis club in Manchester has started vaccinating in continuing efforts to vaccinate the nation.

Brothers Aneet and Maneet Kapoor who run the Wilbrahim Pharmacy nearby started vaccinating yesterday and one of the first patients was their 80-year-old father Suneel.

Younger brother Aneet, who administered the vaccine as his brother Maneet looked on, said: “I played at this cricket ground as a boy and now my boy plays here. So we wanted to work closely with the ground to help with the ongoing efforts to vaccinate our local communities. My family instilled a sense of community and of care into me as a boy, so it was very poignant that I could also administer the vaccine to my father today.”

Older brother Maneet, said, “It’s very emotional to see my father receiving his vaccine from my little brother today.”

Suneel, 80, who lives just four doors down from Aneet, said: “It’s important to get the vaccine. If a son can give the vaccine to his own father, then it must be safe.”

Mr Kapoor Senior moved from India in 1965 and spent his life working on the local markets. When asked what he would do once restrictions were lifted, he said, “Firstly I will see my family. We will meet up again every Friday. And then I will book a flight to India and, hopefully, Aneet will come with me and take care of me!”

The centre is one of six new sites in Greater Manchester that will support efforts to get the vaccine out to those in high risk groups, as quickly as possible. They join the vaccination site at the Etihad campus, 15 hospital hubs and 55 GP-led sites – in rolling out the Greater Manchester Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Across the country, life-saving coronavirus vaccinations will be delivered from a cinema and a mosque from today as the NHS’s largest immunisation programme continues to accelerate.

High Street pharmacies including a Boots and a Superdrug began delivering the jabs last week and another 65 pharmacy sites are joining the programme this week and early next week with more to come.

Vaccinations are already available from more than 1,000 GP-led services, more than 200 hospitals and a growing network of large-scale NHS Vaccination Centres.

NHS deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Bruce Warner said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in the health service’s history, has got off to a strong start with our hard-working staff delivering more than four million vaccinations.

“After our successful launch in pharmacieA cricket and tennis club in Manchester has today started vaccinating cohorts in continuing efforts to vaccinate the nation.

Brothers Aneet and Maneet Kapoor who run the Wilbrahim Pharmacy nearby started vaccinating at 8.30am on Thursday and one of the first patients was their 80-year-old father Suneel.

Younger brother Aneet, who administered the vaccine as his brother Maneet looked on, said: “I played at this cricket ground as a boy and now my boy plays here. So we wanted to work closely with the ground to help with the ongoing efforts to vaccinate our local communities. My family instilled a sense of community and of care into me as a boy, so it was very poignant that I could also administer the vaccine to my father today.”

Older brother Maneet, said, “It’s very emotional to see my father receiving his vaccine from my little brother today.”

Suneel, 80, who lives just four doors down from Aneet, said: “It’s important to get the vaccine. If a son can give the vaccine to his own father, then it must be safe.”

Mr Kapoor Senior moved from India in 1965 and spent his life working on the local markets. When asked what he would do once restrictions were lifted, he said, “Firstly I will see my family. We will meet up again every Friday. And then I will book a flight to India and, hopefully, Aneet will come with me and take care of me!”

The centre is one of six new sites in Greater Manchester that will support efforts to get the vaccine out to those in high risk groups, as quickly as possible. They join the vaccination site at the Etihad campus, 15 hospital hubs and 55 GP-led sites – in rolling out the Greater Manchester Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Across the country, life-saving coronavirus vaccinations will be delivered from a cinema and a mosque from today as the NHS’s largest immunisation programme continues to accelerate.

High Street pharmacies including a Boots and a Superdrug began delivering the jabs last week and another 65 pharmacy sites are joining the programme this week and early next week with more to come.

Vaccinations are already available from more than 1,000 GP-led services, more than 200 hospitals and a growing network of large-scale NHS Vaccination Centres.

NHS deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Bruce Warner said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in the health service’s history, has got off to a strong start with our hard-working staff delivering more than four million vaccinations.

“After our successful launch in pharmacies last week, scores more sites are now offering the life-saving jab.

“As more vaccine supply comes online, we will be able to open even more helping us to vaccinate vulnerable people even faster.”Rs last week, scores more sites are now offering the life-saving jab.

“As more vaccine supply comes online, we will be able to open even more helping us to vaccinate vulnerable people even faster.”