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Mass vaccination centres to open in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
People aged 70 and over will get Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in a range of settings, from community centres to mass vaccination centres, from Monday 1 February as the vaccination programme moves to the next stage.
Those aged 70-79 and the clinically extremely vulnerable – including over-16s on the shielding list – started receiving their invitations on Monday 25 January and subject to supplies, will have received their first dose by mid-February.
Mass vaccination centres, including Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and Aberdeen’s P&J LIVE at TECA, will be in operation from Monday 1 February for members of the public with appointments. NHS staff at these centres have been vaccinating each other this week as part of their induction. The EICC will have capacity to vaccinate more than 21,000 people a week at 45 sta
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Friday, 29th January 2021, 4:13 pm
As NHS Lothian revealed that vaccination teams will open the doors to centres in Edinburgh and West Lothian on Monday February 1 as part of wave two of the national vaccination programme, we took a look inside the newly transformed Edinburgh International Conference Centre which aims to vaccinate around 21,000 people per week.
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