A large scale vaccine centre is to open in St Neots.
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The NHS launches a new large scale Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Priory Centre, in St Neots, today (Friday).
The centre provides an additional option to the Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust large scale vaccination centres already delivering vaccines at the Grafton Shopping Centre Cambridge; the City Care Centre Peterborough; the Oak Tree Centre Huntingdon; the Horsefair Shopping Centre Wisbech; the Indoor Bowls Centre Cambridge; and the East of England Showground.
Dr David Vickers, Medical Director, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
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A dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is prepared by a member of staff (Image: Getty)
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And he promised more such centres will come on-stream in the coming weeks.
“Residents should not turn up at the centre without a booking,” he said.
“They should wait for a letter, being sent out by the national booking service to people in the priority group, inviting them to book an appointment.
“People who would prefer to be invited to attend a hospital or GP service appointment can do so.”
55 Horsefair, Wisbech, the latest Covid-19 vaccination centre. It is a former supermarket.
- Credit: Steve Barclay
He added: “As always, I’d urge constituents to have the jab when invited and to continue to maintain social distancing and stay at home as much as possible to keep yourself and your families and friends safe”.