Ten new large-scale centres, including a rugby ground, racecourse, food court and a cathedral, will open this week, joining the seven already delivering the life-saving jab.
Each centre will be capable of delivering thousands of jabs each week but scaling up and down according to vaccine supplies.
The 10 new centres mean there will be at least one in each health region and help to ensure that people are within reach of a jabbing service, including more rural parts of the country like Boston and Norwich.
Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, said:”We are adding more sites as more vaccine supplies become available, so that people can chose a convenient option, with around a million invites sent over the last week for those aged 80 and over.
“The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in NHS history, is off to a strong start with more than three million people receiving the life-saving jab, including more than a third of those aged 80 or over.
The 10 new sites opening from Monday (18th January) are:
- Bournemouth International Centre
- Taunton Racecourse
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Salt Hill Activity Centre, Slough
- Norwich Foodcourt
- The Lodge, Wickford, Essex
- Princess Royal Sports Arena, Lincolnshire
- St Helens Rugby Ground
- Park and ride at Askham Bar, York
- Network House, Wembley, London
Anyone who cannot or does not want to travel can wait to be vaccinated by their local GP service or hospital.
