In the UK, sports stadiums and 800 year-old cathedrals have become makeshift COVID vaccine clinics
By Kate Guest
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Salisbury Cathedral in the UK has been converted into a makeshift clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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When it came to finding venues to host Britain s enormous COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the UK government had to get creative.
To meet its target of vaccinating 15 million Britons in just two months, it would need to enlist not just GP surgeries and hospitals, but large sites capable of accommodating around 1,000 people a day.
The vaccination sites would also have to be well-ventilated, with wide entrances and exits, spacious rooms that could be easily transformed into safe waiting areas and, in an ideal world, have plenty of parking.
All 32 care homes in Salisbury have now been offered the Covid-19 vaccine, a GP surgery has confirmed. Salisbury Medical Practice alongside colleagues from Harcourt Medical Centre, Three Chequers Medical Practice, Downton Surgery and Whiteparish Surgery have been visiting homes in the evenings to roll out the jabs to residents and staff. The Government had set the target of offering a Covid vaccine to everyone in care homes by January 30. In Salisbury, the target has been met. In a statement, a spokesperson from Salisbury Medical Practice said: Sarum South Primary Care Network, consisting of Salisbury Medical Practice, Harcourt Medical Centre, Three Chequers Medical Practice, Downton Surgery and Whiteparish Surgery have been working around the clock to deliver the Covid-19 vaccinations at Salisbury Cathedral and local care homes.
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