The Woodbridge vaccination centre has reopened (file photo)
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A coronavirus vaccination centre in Woodbridge has reopened after residents raised fears over its permanent closure.
The centre, in the town s community hall in Station Road, started rolling out the Covid-19 jab on January 14, but shut its doors on Monday.
The closure sparked concerns among some members of the community - but the Suffolk GP Federation, which is overseeing the rollout, said the closure was planned.
Earlier this week, chief executive David Pannell said it was never intended that smaller vaccination centres, such as in Woodbridge, would remain open seven days a week.
Dr Poulter described such trusts as being unaccustomed to overseeing inoculation programmes of this magnitude, adding that he feels some of the earlier delays may have been linked to this.
Dr Dan Poulter MP has urged Suffolk residents to get their vaccination done as soon as it is available to them
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NHS chiefs said EPUT has taken charge of the bigger centres such as the newly opened Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich and is not overseeing the full rollout.
The trust has previously overseen vaccination programmes in schools, they added.
Dr Poulter also warned people to remain vigilant to the virus and added: “Just because you’ve had your first vaccination doesn’t mean you can take your foot off the gas, this is a disease that’s very deadly, and one dose is not the full treatment dose.”
Dr Poulter described such trusts as being unaccustomed to overseeing inoculation programmes of this magnitude, adding that he feels some of the earlier delays may have been linked to this.
Dr Dan Poulter MP has urged Suffolk residents to get their vaccination done as soon as it is available to them
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NHS chiefs said EPUT has taken charge of the bigger centres such as the newly opened Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich and is not overseeing the full rollout.
The trust has previously overseen vaccination programmes in schools, they added.
Dr Poulter also warned people to remain vigilant to the virus and added: “Just because you’ve had your first vaccination doesn’t mean you can take your foot off the gas, this is a disease that’s very deadly, and one dose is not the full treatment dose.”
THE first mass vaccination centre offering Covid-19 jabs to residents of Suffolk and north Essex opens today. The centre, at Gainsborough Sport Centre in Ipswich, is one of 30 new centres opening across the UK this week. It is the first mass vaccination centre in the east of England and can vaccinate thousands of people each week. The first to receive jabs at the centre will be those over 70 who have received an invite as well as NHS and care staff. The centre offers an additional option for people to the hospital hubs and GP-led vaccination services already offering coronavirus vaccinations in Suffolk and north east Essex and more will be going live in the next few weeks.