February 4, 2021, 7:05 pm A seven-day vaccination centre has been set up at Villa Park, in Birmingham, the home of Premier League club Aston Villa (Jacob King/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Covid-19 vaccination is having an effect on cutting cases and death rates, with things looking optimistic for the summer months, an expert has said. Modelling by University College London (UCL) researchers suggests the reproduction number (the R) for coronavirus was 0.75 on February 2, which means the epidemic is shrinking.