The first vaccines will be given at the site of the former B&M Bargains store in St. John’s Shopping Centre on Tithebarn Street on Thursday afternoon (February 18).
The Post understands a marquee which has been erected at the bus station opposite the new vaccination centre will provide heated shelter as part of a queuing system.
Here is what it looks like:
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Jabs are by appointment and residents are able to book a slot only once they have received a letter from the NHS inviting them to do so.
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Residents are being asked not to attempt to book before that letter arrives - nor to turn up at the site without an appointment.
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People aged over 65 and those considered clinically vulnerable because of certain underlying health conditions will be the first cohorts to be offered timeslots at the new high-volume venue.
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Local GP and hospital hubs, along with community pharmacies, will continue to offer vaccines when the new site opens - and anybody who would prefer to wait for one of those locations, perhaps closer to their home, is free to do so.