Let’s remember virus victims with national two-minute silence – Yorkshire Post Letters

ONE of the terrible effects of the lockdowns has been that the deaths of tens of thousands of UK citizens have passed by without proper recognition.

Friends, relatives and loved ones have died without funerals, remembrance and the other rituals that we usually observe. Even in wartime these were observed but not now.

May I suggest, therefore, that March 2, the official date of the first death resulting from Covid in this country, be marked with a two-minute silence at 11am?

We remember the First World War, though that is now simply part of history. But this is now and ever present. The community should, I suggest, take time to ponder the terrible human cost of this pandemic.

From: Colin Richardson, Brandesburton.

HAVING recently had my vaccination at Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield, I can only commend the staff on their organisation skills, from being greeted at the entrance, directed to the check-in nurse and taken to a socially distanced waiting area prior to receiving the injection.

Following the injection I was escorted to a waiting area for 15 minutes to ensure I had no adverse reaction before being sent on my way.

Having been inundated by the media that we have 11,000 pharmacies all capable of carrying out the procedure, I would ask if you checked out what is involved in the vaccination process?

From: Peter Hyde, Driffield.

BOTH my wife and myself have had cancer which required follow up visits either at the hospital or at home.

I can only say what wonderful nurses we have met. Our visiting nurse was Sarah who came to take a blood sample from me because my hospital visit was cancelled due our local hospital being used to vaccinate residents of Driffield and immediate areas.

The honours should go to them rather than sportsmen and women.

From: Ashley Burgess, Ex-chair, Scarborough & North East Hospitals NHS Trust.

I APPLAUD the work of our wonderful doctors and nurses fighting Covid-19. I would 
like to think the media gives equal weight applauding the heroic efforts of NHS administrative staff. My wife and I have benefited from the exemplary organisation of the York vaccination centre. A fine example of the quality of work behind such a successful project.

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