Covid-19: Volunteers step forward as vaccination taxis
With the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in full swing, people are stepping forward to volunteer to take people for their jabs. But this service can be more than just a car journey, a connection is being made with some of the most vulnerable in our communities.
Carolyn Carter, 56, chairwoman of Chippenham Link Transport in Wiltshire, regularly drives clients to their medical appointments and is now helping with vaccination runs.
She said: "I thought long an hard about doing it, but...I can do good by doing this.
"Wednesday we were all just backwards and forwards to the surgery. Between the 11 of us we did about 40 trips over two days.
"Everyone has been fantastic. They are just helping with whatever they can to get this done."
Ms Carter said while people could potentially get to Bath Racecourse or the hospital by public transport, many of the people they see have hardly left their houses in 12 months and are either "not capable" or "scared".
"One lady is 92 and hasn't been out of her house since last March," she said.
"She was unsteady on her feet as she hasn't really done much activity...and we were a bit concerned about how she would get through.
