Vaccinations at P&J Live to end this week
Vaccinators will be moving to the former John Lewis building in the town centre.
Vaccination staff are preparing to move out of the P&J Live this weekend.
Well over 200,000 appointments have been logged since February at the concert and conference centre.
With hopes that the venue will now revert to it's usual purpose, vaccinators are preparing to move to the former John Lewis building on George Street, next to the Bon Accord.
The retail giant completed their move out of the store last month.
It's hoped the new mass centre will be ready to start welcoming appointments from the 13th of September.
Sandy Reid, Aberdeen City Lead for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, said: “Since the mass vaccination centre opened on 1 February 2021, we have logged more than 210,000 appointments.
"That has been a massive undertaking and could not have happened without a huge effort from teams working right across health & social care – or the willingness of the general public to roll up their sleeves. P&J Live has been a fantastic home for us and I know many of the team will have mixed emotions as we prepare to leave.
"However, we are excited for what the future will hold in our new location.”
Nick Waight, Managing Director from P&J Live said: “We have been extremely grateful to have had the vaccine centre housed within our venue for the past seven months.
"Not only has it allowed us to continue to operate, somewhat in a different capacity, but it has also given our own staff with the opportunity to provide tangible support to the NHS, working as stewards around the venue.
"I know many of them have formed strong bonds and friendships with the NHS staff during their time here.
“However, it is now time for us to get back to what we’re best at – hosting live entertainment and business events. We can’t wait to welcome visitors back to our incredible venue when we reopen later this month.”
Sunday September 5th will be the final day for the centre, and it will close at 4pm.
Second dose appointments for the week commencing September 6th will be scheduled at the Aberdeen Health Village on Frederick Street, with a small number of of drop-in clinics also operating across local communites.
In addition to the Aberdeen City Vaccination Centre, there will be two smaller centres operating in Bridge of Don (Cairnfold Road) and Airyhall (the old day centre on Springfield Road). Details on when they are ready to open will be circulated in due course.
Sandy added: “Moving to new premises is a big job and as such it will be all hands on deck. This means the community clinics will be operating at a reduced capacity from 6 September. My message to anyone in Aberdeen still to get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccination is drop-in to P&J Live before Sunday. We expect the Aberdeen City Vaccination Centre to be ready to open from 13 September.”