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Officials have been told to set up quarantine hotels for those arriving in Britain and to use GPS and facial-recognition technology to check that people are staying in isolation. Civil servants are considering emulating schemes in New Zealand. In Australia travellers are forced into self isolation for 14-24 days with travellers charged between £1,500 and £2,500.  The moves come as ministers grow increasingly optimistic that they will hit their target of vaccinating the 14 million most vulnerable people with at least one dose by February 15.  It has also led to senior Government figures te...

YORK is to become a national vaccination hub – with people living up to 45 minutes away travelling to the city to receive the jab.

Here's where to park if you're getting your Covid-19 vaccination in York MORE parking is being made available for people going to get the Covid-19 vaccine in York. From Monday (January 18) more parking will be available for people waiting for a vaccine jab at the city's Askham Bar Park and Ride site which is operated by First York in partnership with City of York Council. The spaces will be cordoned off  to help users arriving for appointments at a new Covid vaccination centre. The Moor Lane car park bus stop will also be used in both directions for access to the Tesco store.

Why have Yorkshire and Humberside been ignored over mass vaccination centres? We should have got one at the same time as the rest of the country.

York MP calls for equal access to coronavirus vaccine A YORK MP has asked the Health Secretary to ensure everyone in and around the city has equal access to the coronavirus vaccine. Speaking in the House of Commons today, York Outer MP Julian Sturdy asked Matt Hancock to ensure outlying communities do not receive it behind those in urban centres. Vaccination in York is being organised across GP practices, with vaccination centres at Haxby Health Centre, and a mass vaccination site at Askham Bar managed by the Nimbuscare umbrella group of 11 York GP practices. Injections are also be arr...