Re: Mass vaccination centres to open in England
England plans 50 mass Covid vaccination centres by January 31 to jab 2million a week
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politi...-mass-23299051
Today's 47-page Covid-19 vaccine "delivery plan" pledges to increase that number to 50 in England by the end of January. The centres will be based in football stadiums, conference centres, hotels, theatres and similar venues and be accessed by a national booking system. The locations of the other 43 mass centres haven't yet been revealed, and nor have exact dates when they'll be set up.
There will also be 206 hospital hubs and 1,200 local vaccine sites, including GPs and some - but not all - community pharmacies. Today's plan pledges to give "at least" 2million people per week a dose of vaccine by January 31. It also promises that every adult in the UK "can be vaccinated by the Autumn". People in the top four priority groups - over-70s, shielders, NHS and care frontline staff, and elderly care home residents and their carers - have been promised a first dose by February 15.
The plan says there are 15million people in the first four priority groups in the UK. There are 17million in the next five priority groups, including all over-50s, and then 21million adults in the rest of the UK population who will be in "phase two". In total there are 53million UK adults who will be offered a vaccine.
Today's plan says currently 96% of people in England are within 10 miles of a vaccination centre. This will rise to everyone by the end of January - but for some people it will include a "mobile" vaccination service.
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