Updated: January 28, 2021, 9:53 am
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An entertainment venue which has been turned into a mass vaccination centre is seeking local childrens’ help to brighten up the spirits of staff.
The P&J Live in Aberdeen will open as a vaccine centre on Monday, with thousands of people from across the city due to get their Covid-19 jabs in the coming weeks.
Now the team has come up with a way of cheering up the vaccinators and staff, inspired by Portlethen schoolgirl Lily Shaw.
BBC News
By Andrew Picken
media captionThe rollout of community vaccinations has begun in Scotland
The much anticipated community rollout of coronavirus vaccines is under way with an army of vaccinators ready to issue jabs.
Pentland Medical Centre near Edinburgh was among the first GP practices to start vaccinating the over-80s with a wider rollout starting on 11 January.
By the end of the programme everyone in Scotland over the age of 18 will have been offered a Covid vaccination.
More than 1,100 locations will be used for the unprecedented NHS initiative. GP surgeries
The majority of people are likely to get their Covid jab at their local medical practice, although acute and community hospitals also appear on the Scottish government s list of vaccination locations.