📸 In Pictures: Training to deliver the UK’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Men and women from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have been preparing to become part of the Vaccine Quick Reaction Force

Personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have completed training from the NHS at Ashton Gate Football Ground in Bristol in order to validate them to become part of the Vaccine Quick Reaction Force (V-QRF) to support the NHS in the South West of England.

Military personnel practice vaccination procedures by injecting a simulated arm, under the instruction of an NHS staff nurse.

The training saw the medics practice the vaccine technique.

The V-QRF has been rolled out nationally and is made up of medically trained personnel who will vaccinate people on a needs basis. This means personnel will be engaged only when required and requested by the NHS in a ‘surge’ capacity.

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The V-QRFs are made up of 21 teams, 3 to each of the 7 NHS regions. Each region is to be given a Medical Support Officer (MSO) who will manage three 6 person teams and will link into their regional Joint Military Command (JMC).

📸 Take a look at how they prepared:

An NHS Staff Nurse shows the Royal Navy personnel the procedure for delivering the vaccination.

Serving personnel are briefed on the vaccination journey by NHS staff.

Serving personnel receive a set of scrubs from an NHS worker.

Able Seaman Stone is seen here practising the vaccination procedure.

Corporal Barnes is seen here practising the vaccination procedure.

Able Seaman Stone (left) and Corporal Rich Barnes (right) practice the vaccination procedure, under the supervision of an NHS Staff Nurse.

Able Seaman Stone and Corporal Rich Barnes practice the vaccination procedure, under the supervision of an NHS Staff Nurse.

Leading Naval Nurse Megan Muirhead and Able Seaman Cole, are seen here learning the vaccination procedure from an NHS vaccination trainer.

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