1,000 people a day will be able to get Covid jabs at Cornwall's new mass vaccination centre
The site at the Royal Cornwall Showground will be open 12 hours a day, seven days a week
Last updated 2nd Feb 2021
Officials say 1,000 people will be able to get their Covid-19 jabs at Cornwall's second mass vaccination centre, EVERY single day.
At the moment, the site at the Royal Cornwall Showground is vaccinating 300-500 locals in priority groups.
It opened on Monday 1st February and will now operate 12 hours a day, seven days a week!
Iain Davidson is the Clinical Lead for the centre and says it has taken months of preparation.
"It's just really important to give us that capacity and accessibility so that every day, seven days a week, we can be vaccinating people from 8 o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock at night.
"We're getting to the point where we can do thousands and thousands of doses a day.
"It's taken many months of preparation to get this up and running.
"We've been working with partners across the system to make sure that it's a safe and smooth process.
"We've got paramedics on the site, we've got marshalls outside making sure people park correctly and are guided into the facility".
Clinical Lead for Vaccination Centres and Hospital Hub, Iain Davidson
The staff at the centre have come from across the medical profession, including school immunisation nurse Joanna Richards.
She told our reporter, Sarah Yeoman, that everyone is coming together to make this happen.
"From midwives, to nurses, to physios, to occupational therapists - loads of different people who have come on board and are part of the team just to help get through this.
"It's quite different. Everyone's really excited to be here. It's nice to be a part of this. It's something that's going to go down in history and everyone's just really pleased to be getting vaccinated".
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, visit NHS Kernow’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccine page.
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