MULTIPLE mass vaccination centres across south Essex have now “paused” the rollout of the jab due to a shortage of vaccines. Both the Runnymede Hall vaccine centre in Thundersley and the vaccine hub at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend will be shut from today. Runnymede Hall will not re-open until May 4 while the Cliffs Pavilion is aiming to re-open for more vaccines on Monday. Bosses at the Essex Partnership University Trust, which is heading the vaccine rollout, confirmed individual sites being put on “pause” is standard procedure depending on the availability of vaccines. Castle Point council leader, Jeffrey Stanley, said he trusts the decision of NHS bosses to temporarily close the Runnymede Hall site with the vaccine rollout proving a success so far.