Premier League Clubs helping NHS

Premier League has published an information about 4 latest clubs who have helped Health Care Service in The UK. Brentford, Chelsea, Spurs and West Ham are the four Premier League clubs stadiums in London that have been used this weekend.

The clubs stadiums, were used as test sites and vaccination centres in the fight against COVID-19 in the local community.

All four London clubs have been working with local NHS trusts to help people in their communities by offering their facilities, as well as staff.

In response to this action, the chairman of newly promoted Brentford had this to say “The sooner we return to normal, the sooner we can fill our new stadium for the Premier League,” Brentford chairman Cliff Crown told the club’s official website.

“We always wanted our stadium to be an asset for the whole community and this is just one way it can be used in the coming years.”

Brentford stadium used for vaccination.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Stamford Bridge hosted a pop-up NHS vaccination, where 6,000 doses of the Pfizer jab were administered. The chairman of Chelsea who was joined by the mayor of London said.

“We have the kind of venue that is suitable for this,” Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who was joined by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, told the club’s official website.

“We have experience of moving people around efficiently in an organised way and we’re committed to doing a really good job working with the NHS, today, as we have done in the last year and as we will do in the future.”

Chairman of the Hammers, west ham responded by saying “Getting as many people vaccinated as possible will save lives and is the best way for us to beat COVID-19,” West Ham vice-chairman Baroness Karren Brady told the club’s official website

“The football family has pulled together throughout the pandemic in support of our local communities and West Ham United is proud to continue our strong partnership with our local NHS trusts, assisting with this event as part of the national effort.”

Finally, Hotspur Stadium is hosting mass COVID-19 vaccination and walk-in clinics on Sunday for those in the Haringey area aged 23 and above. It is the second time this year the stadium has held such clinics.

Anfield, Selhurst Park, Villa Park, Old Trafford, the Amex Stadium, Elland Road and Manchester City’s Etihad Campus are among the other venues which have supported the training and/or administering of vaccinations to date.

Source : Premier League twitter


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