“Soothing organ music was played as hundreds of people over 80 received Covid jabs in what must be the UK’s most spectacular and historic vaccination center—Salisbury Cathedral,” writes Steven Morris in Saturday’s (1/16) Guardian (U.K.). “Louis Godwin, 95, a former RAF flight sergeant, gave a thumbs-up after being vaccinated in the cathedral, which dates back more than 800 years…. Graham Turner, 88, a chaplain at Salisbury Cathedral, wore his cassock to receive his vaccine…. Local GPs invited a group of patients to be vaccinated and the cathedral organized a program of music, which was played on its 19th-century Father Willis organ. The Very Rev Nicholas Papadopulos, the dean of Salisbury, said the cathedral was delighted to be helping…. He described the vaccines as ‘a real sign of hope for us at the end of this very, very difficult year.’ … The cathedral, refectory and gift shop are all closed and services are taking place online. The medieval nave of Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire was also turned into a vaccination center on Friday. Field hospital-style facilities and waiting areas were set up inside the cathedral, including along its central aisle.”
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