New Covid mass vaccination centre to open in York within driving distance of Leeds

A new mass vaccination centre is due to open in Yorkshire next week.
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It will open in the the park-and-ride at Askham Bar, just off the A64 in York.

The centre is one of 10 new mass vaccination sites opening across England on Monday, January 18.

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People aged 80 or over, who live up to a 45-minute drive from a centre, are being offered the choice of arranging a jab through the national booking service.

A new mass coronavirus vaccination centre will open at the park-and-ride at Askham Bar, just off the A64 in York.(Photo: John Cairns/University of Oxford)A new mass coronavirus vaccination centre will open at the park-and-ride at Askham Bar, just off the A64 in York.(Photo: John Cairns/University of Oxford)
A new mass coronavirus vaccination centre will open at the park-and-ride at Askham Bar, just off the A64 in York.(Photo: John Cairns/University of Oxford)

The Askham Bar park-and-ride is approximately a 32 minute drive from Leeds city centre.

From east Leeds suburbs like Garforth or Kippax, and from Wetherby village, it is around a 20 to 25 minute drive.

Anyone not wanting to travel can wait to be contacted by their GP-led vaccination service or hospital.

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Part of Elland Road stadium will also be transformed into a Covid 19 vaccination centre in the coming weeks.

It's one of four large vaccination sites being set up in West Yorkshire, with Jacob’s Well in Bradford, The John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield and Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC at Navigation Walk in Wakefield also confirmed as vaccination centres.

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NHS England said the new centres would be able to administer “thousands” of jabs a week, scaling operations up and down according to vaccine supplies.

Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, said the NHS vaccination programme had got off to a “strong start” with more than three million vaccinated, including “more than a third of those aged 80 or over”.

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According to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), around 45 per cent of those aged 80 and over in England have been vaccinated.

The Government has urged the public to “play their part” in supporting “the largest vaccination programme in British history”, including helping the elderly attend their appointments.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock urged people to commit to three pledges to “help out”, “join up” and “stay informed” during ongoing efforts to vaccinate, run clinical trials and share accurate health advice.

Mr Hancock said: “Throughout this pandemic, I have been in awe of how much the British public has contributed to the fight against the virus. I want to thank everyone for the time, effort and patience they have put in to keep themselves and others safe.

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“We recognise that so many people want to support our NHS so health and care workers can continue to save lives, and now is your chance to get involved by helping the remaining people aged 80 and over get their jabs.

“I urge everyone, no matter who you are, what you do or where you’re from, to come forward and take on our three pledges.

“Everyone has a part to play in this national effort – to protect our NHS, our loved ones and other people’s loved ones too.”

The nine other new centres opening from Monday are; Bournemouth International Centre on the south coast, Taunton Racecourse in Somerset, Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire, Salt Hill Activity Centre in Slough, Berkshire, Norwich Food Court in Norfolk, The Lodge in Wickford, Essex, Princess Royal Sports Arena in Lincolnshire, St Helens Rugby Ground in Merseyside and Olympic Office Centre in Wembley, north London.