Vaccinations begin at seven mass jab centres - here s where
First vaccine given at Epsom jab centre
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Elderly people and healthcare workers have begun to be immunised against COVID-19 at seven new mass vaccination sites across England.
The new centres in Bristol, Surrey (Epsom), London, Newcastle, Manchester, Stevenage and Birmingham will have the capacity to vaccinate four people a minute.
Moira Edwards, 88, was the first to receive a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at Epsom racecourse and said it was extremely important to get it.
The centres will be joined by hundreds more GP sites and a small number of new pharmacy-led centres this week, taking the total number of places offering the coronavirus vaccine to around 1,200, according to NHS England.
Another 54,940 people in the UK have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, increasing the country s overall infection tally to to 3,081,368, according to official figures.Meanwhile, the death toll surged to 81,567 after 563 people died due .
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