We are pleased to announce that all of our Residents and Staff have received their second COVID Pfizer BioNTech vaccination today (17th March 2021).
Effective vaccines are a vital part of ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Through vaccination, we can help stop those most at-risk from getting the virus. The BNT162b2 vaccine is a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. It contains the genetic code (mRNA) of the spike protein, which is found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Once inside the body, the spike protein is produced, causing the immune system to recognise it and initiate an immune response. This means that if the body later encounters the spike protein of the coronavirus, the immune system will recognise it and destroy it before causing infection. As there is no whole or live virus involved, the vaccine cannot cause COVID-19 disease. The mRNA is naturally degraded after a few days.