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A number of Covid-19 vaccination centres in the east of England have closed because of heavy snow.
An amber warning is in place across much of the east and south-east of England, and eight centres were affected in Essex and Suffolk.
They included Clacton Hospital, where those with appointments at the centre on Sunday can rebook from Monday.
Two sites in Ipswich closed, and a number of testing centres in Suffolk also shut.
As well as their hospital site Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust also had earlier finishes at its sites at the Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich and at Colchester s Jobserve Community Stadium.
Ipswich Waterfront in snow
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Snow has forced Suffolk s coronavirus testing centres to close this afternoon.
All testing sites in the county for those with Covid symptoms have been shut, but organisers say the situation will be reviewed daily.
Anyone who had appointments will be contacted by text message about re-booking. If you are experiencing symptoms, self-isolate and check the website for the earliest available slots.
The community testing centres - also known as rapid testing or lateral flow testing centres - at Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and the University of Suffolk in Ipswich for people not displaying symptoms have also been closed.
Ivor, also aged 74, said: ‘Really happy to have the vaccine, sooner we get on top of this the better.
The Bury site is one of a number of vaccine centres to be opening in the region this week.
The Job Serve Community Stadium, home of Colchester United, opened its doors to its first patients on Tuesday as a vaccine centre.
While Clacton Hospital is also set to begin to offer vaccines this week alongside Chelmsford City Racecourse.
The new vaccine sites join the existing mass vaccination centre at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich which began vaccinating people last month.
Richard Bird was among the first to be vaccinated at the former River Walk School in Bury St Edmunds
Colchester United s JobServe Community Stadium is set to become a vaccine centre
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New vaccination centres are set to open in Suffolk and north Essex this week.
It has been confirmed that the former Riverwalk School in Bury St Edmunds, Colchester United s JobServe Community stadium, Clacton Hospital and Chelmsford City Race Course are all set to become large vaccination centres.
Each will be able to inject hundreds of people to help grow the vaccination programme as more supplies become available.
The new centres follow the opening of a site at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich, which began vaccinations last week.
Colchester United s JobServe Community Stadium is set to become a vaccine centre
- Credit: PA
New vaccination centres are set to open in Suffolk and north Essex this week.
It has been confirmed that the former Riverwalk School in Bury St Edmunds, Colchester United s JobServe Community stadium, Clacton Hospital and Chelmsford City Race Course are all set to become large vaccination centres.
Each will be able to inject hundreds of people to help grow the vaccination programme as more supplies become available.
The new centres follow the opening of a site at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich, which began vaccinations last week.