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Pictures From The Archive – December 4

Welcome to this week's selection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Published Dec 4, 2020

Last updated Dec 4, 2020

Coming your way soon – if all goes well with the coronavirus vaccine, that is. This, though, is employees of the Haybridge Steel Company in Hadley lining up for their flu jabs at the works on November 25, 1970. The vaccination team was using a new no-needle jet injector which could administer up to 600 shots per hour. It was part of a nationwide drive to counteract the virus which lost more man-hours of productivity than strikes.

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