Heavy snowfall proves no barrier as 100-year-old Leeds great grandmother Margaret Marshall puts on her wellies to get Covid-19 jab

The deluge across the city proved no barrier to Mrs Marshall making her appointment to get the injection after an anxious wait

The YEP reported earlier this week how Mrs Marshall's relatives were frustrated at not being able to get answers as to when she would receive it despite 40,000 people in the city already being vaccinated.

Everything appeared to be going smoothly after the great-grandmother received confirmation that she would get the vaccination at Alwoodley Medical Centre on Thursday afternoon.

The appointment then looked in jeopardy due to heavy snowfall throughout Yorkshire.

But it went ahead as planned after Mrs Marshall's son Weir braved two-hour traffic jams from his home in Wetherby to collect Mrs Marshall from her home in Roundhay.

Mrs Marshall received the AstraZeneca at the medical centre at 2pm.

Weir told the YEP: "When we saw the weather we thought it was going to be just her luck to have to cancel the appointment.

"She was still very keen to get it done so we decided to go through with it no matter what.

"In the end it went very well. Everything at the medical centre was very well organised.

"We saw a lot of pensioners in their wellies going in one door and then out of the other.

"It's a big relief to finally get the first jab out of the way. It will be an even bigger relief to come back in 12 weeks for the next one."