Vaccinations begin at seven mass jab centres - here's where First vaccine given at Epsom jab centre Replay Video UP NEXT 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.