Great Yorkshire Showground to reopen as Covid vaccination centre for two weeks
Vaccinations will be offered at the site in December.
Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground will reopen as a coronavirus vaccination centre for two weeks at the beginning of December.
North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group says the re-opening will help with an expected busy period of booster jabs.
The site was used for vaccinations for most of the year before closing in August.
A CCG spokesperson said: “Plans are in place to run pop-up Covid vaccination clinics at the Yorkshire Showground at the beginning of December for two weeks, as this is when we are anticipating a peak in the number of patients eligible to receive their booster jabs.
“In the meantime, patients over 50 and those in other priority groups who are now eligible for their booster dose, who would prefer not to wait until December, have a number of additional options they may wish to consider, including booking an appointment at an alternative vaccination centre via the NHS National Booking Service or 119.
“Patients can also use this service to book a first or second dose of the vaccine if they’ve not yet taken up the opportunity to be vaccinated.”