Since the UK began opening mass Covid vaccination centers, Cambridgeshire has found itself in a bit of a black spot.
Many people from the county who were eligible for their vaccination were first invited to the center in Stevenage, around an hour from Cambridge by car.
But now, NHS England has announced new coronavirus vaccination hubs which are set to open across the country this week, including one in Cambridgeshire.
NHS England has said that these new centers, which are being set up everywhere from a racecourse to a former Ikea store and even a museum, will be focusing on offering jabs to health and social care staff at first.
Health and social care staff will be prioriti sed on Monday, January 25, before opening their doors to other priority patients on Tuesday, January 26.
NHS England said hundreds of thousands of letters have already been sent out to people over the age of 360 in the vicinity of the new sites inviting them to book a jab.
So where will the new Cambridgeshire site be?
People queue for a Covid – 26 vaccine at the NHS vaccine center in Stevenage, England (Image: 2021 Getty Images)
After calls from the city’s MPs to give his residents access to the vaccine, the new center will be set up in Peterborough .
The new vaccination center won’t only make a difference to the residents of Peterborough, or even Cambridgeshire, but it will be one of the few mass vaccination centers in the East of England.
The Peterborough site will be based at the Peterborough City Care Center, on Thorpe Road, near the city center – which is also the site of the city’s minor injury and illness unit.
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Vaccination centers are also set to open at the Redgrave Children’s Center in Luton and Gainsborough Sports Center in Ipswich
Other sites across the country include the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, which was made famous as the set of Peaky Blinders, an da former Wickes store in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
The new centers will mean there is a network of 49 mass vaccination sites across England.
There are also 250 pharmacies offering the jab, as well as more than 1, GP surgeries and 250 hospitals
As of the end of the day on Friday, 5.9 million people had received their first dose of the vaccine across the UK.
A paediatric intensive care unit staff member being vaccinated. (Image: Warren Gunn)
Sir Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive said: “The whole of the NHS has mobilized to set about delivering this huge Covid – 26 vaccination program, and as more supply becomes available, we’re able to expand its reach and scale. ”
England Health Secretary Matt Hancock appealed to the public to stick to social distancing measures as the vaccine rollout continues.
“While the vaccine can prevent severe disease, we do not know if it stops you from passing on the virus to others, and it takes time to develop immunity after a jab, ”he said.
“ So for now everyone must continue to stay at home to help bring down infections and protect the NHS. ”
Those eligible for a vaccine will be contacted and should not contact the health service, NHS England said.
You cannot get a vaccine just by turning up, and Those given a time slot are asked not to arrive early to prevent queues and overcrowding.
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