Kingston's first large Covid-19 vaccination centre will open later this month as the borough attempts to ramp up community protection against the virus.
Vaccinations are already being administered at Kingston Hospital and smaller surgeries in the borough but there is not yet a large, dedicated vaccination centre.
That will change "by the end of January 2021" Kingston Council (RBK) have confirmed as they announced the the Hawks Road NHS site in Norbiton will become the first centre of its size transformed into a place dedicated to giving vaccinations to borough residents who are offered the jab.
Dr Nazim Jivani, a GP and Clinical Lead for Kingston Borough, said NHS workers and volunteers had done an "amazing job" preparing for the mass vaccination in Kingston as he urged residents who received the call up for the vaccine to get the jab.