The artist Quentin Blake has donated two drawings to encourage children to have their Covid jabs.
The plan is for copies of the original artwork to be left at vaccine centres for children to colour in.
According to The BBC:
One picture shows Blake with a needle in his arm, saying “I got vaccinated straightaway and now I’m unstoppable”.
The other shows him with his friend, Dr Peter Rowan, who Blake says is “good at vaccinating people”.
Children at vaccination centres across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk will be given copies to colour in.
Blake is best known for his illustrations for Roald Dahl’s books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust has started offering vaccinations to children aged 5-11 at large-scale sites, including ones in Cambridge, Peterborough and Norwich.
The children will be offered two 10 microgram doses of the Pfizer vaccine – a third of the amount given to adults.
The trust has come up with a number of initiatives to make the experience less frightening for young children, including a doctor dressed up as “Julian the jabbing lion”, copies of the Quentin Blake drawing to colour in, games to play, and a cartoon video intended for children to watch before having their vaccinations.
It’s an abomination.
However, there is hope. It appears for the moment that parents aren’t exactly rushing to the jabbatoirs while dragging their children behind them. Of course that could change if travel rules are tightened again.
Parents, hold firm.
