From today, Yorkshire's first NHS covid vaccination 'super centre' opens
People across Harrogate and Dales can get vaccinated in York
Last updated 18th Jan 2021
GPs get set to start delivering Covid vaccinations to people from across the region.
The NHS Covid vaccination programme is stepping up in Yorkshire as the region prepares to open its first vaccination site at Askham Bar.
From Monday 18 January 2021, the Askham Bar Park and Ride site in York is one of ten new NHS Vaccination Centres, offering additional vaccinations to people.
Since December 2020 residents within the City of York have been invited by their GP practice to have their vaccination at the Askham Bar site.
The new extension to the vaccination centre, which will give vaccinations to people within a 45 minute drive, will operate in addition to the GP-led vaccination service.
The service will be managed by a collaboration of local GPs called Nimbuscare which has already been running the Local Vaccination Service from the site since before Christmas.
The site is also used as a flu vaccination site which Nimbuscare opened in October.
Please note this is NOT a drive-through site.
People will be asked to park before being directed to go inside one of the new Vaccination Centre buildings.
Prof Mike Holmes, York GP and Chair of Nimbuscare, and clinical lead for the NHS Vaccination Centre said:
“Establishing Yorkshire as one of the main NHS Vaccination Centres will speed up the delivery of vaccines to those most at risk. It will create more jobs and put us at the centre of one of the largest and most important vaccination programmes in the history of the NHS.
“Now that more doses of Covid-19 are available, the NHS has been able to open more vaccination services and we are proud to be chosen to be the first Vaccination Centres in Yorkshire.
“Healthcare workers from across the City – GPs, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and others – have worked tirelessly to get this service up and running. We have already vaccinated a significant number of local patients and staff and we are ready to welcome more people to come for their jab so they can protect their family and friends from this dreadful virus.”