Blackburn Cathedral
BLACKBURN with Darwen has three vaccination centres and five coronavirus testing centres. For immunisation jabs residents will be contacted by letter, email or a text message from the NHS inviting them to book an appointment. They should not seek inoculations without being asked. The three vaccination centres are Blackburn Cathedral, the Barbara Castle Way Health Centre and Darwen Health Centre. Two of the Covid-19 testing centres offer quick-turnaround SMART testing for people without symptoms who have to leave their home to work during the lockdown.They should get tested at least once a week. The SMART ‘lateral flow’ tests are available at Ewood Park’s Darwen End from 1am to 6.30pm and King George’s Hall in Blackburn town centre from 10am to 5.30pm.
VACCINATION centres are opening across the country, with the Government pledging that nobody will live less than 10 miles from a vaccination hub. Currently in East Lancashire there are 10 vaccination hubs - eight local vaccination hubs and two hospital vaccination hubs.
Current vaccination sites in East Lancashire There are also plans for more vaccination hubs to open, including Lancashire s first mass vaccination centre at Blackburn Cathedral which is set to open on Monday (January 18). Seven mass vaccination hubs have already opened in the country, one of which is at the Etihad Tennis Centre in Manchester. Speaking on social media, MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Jake Berry said: The good news is over the next few weeks more and more will be opening - including a mass vaccination centre at Blackburn Cathedral and as more supplies become available, local community Pharmacies.
Free parking for coronavirus jabs RESIDENTS driving into Blackburn or Darwen to get their coronavirus vaccination will be able to park for free in various sites across the borough, the council has announced. From tomorrow (January 18) several council-owned car parks will be allocated by the local authority to support the roll out of the NHS’s vaccination programme. It comes as Blackburn Cathedral opens as a mass vaccination centre on the same day. Other vaccination centres are already up and running. A council spokesman said: To make it quicker and easier for residents to be vaccinated, we’re offering FREE parking at sites across the borough from Monday.
VACCINATION centres are opening across the country, with the Government pledging that nobody will live less than 10 miles from a vaccination hub. Currently in East Lancashire there are 10 vaccination hubs - eight local vaccination hubs and two hospital vaccination hubs.
Current vaccination sites in East Lancashire There are also plans for more vaccination hubs to open, including Lancashire s first mass vaccination centre at Blackburn Cathedral which is set to open on Monday (January 18). Seven mass vaccination hubs have already opened in the country, one of which is at the Etihad Tennis Centre in Manchester. Speaking on social media, MP for Rossendale and Darwen, Jake Berry said: The good news is over the next few weeks more and more will be opening - including a mass vaccination centre at Blackburn Cathedral and as more supplies become available, local community Pharmacies.