Colchester United s JobServe Community Stadium is set to become a vaccine centre
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New vaccination centres are set to open in Suffolk and north Essex this week.
It has been confirmed that the former Riverwalk School in Bury St Edmunds, Colchester United s JobServe Community stadium, Clacton Hospital and Chelmsford City Race Course are all set to become large vaccination centres.
Each will be able to inject hundreds of people to help grow the vaccination programme as more supplies become available.
The new centres follow the opening of a site at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich, which began vaccinations last week.
Chelmsford City Racecourse The racecourse, officially opened as vaccine centre this morning. The racecourse tweeted: Chelmsford City Racecourse is proud to announce that as of today, it will be serving as one of the NHS’s new vaccination centres supporting the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Colchester United s stadium Colchester JobServe Community Stadium will be running as a vaccine centre from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 2). Tim Waddington, general manager of Colchester United, said: “At the very start of the pandemic, we offered the stadium as a venue for whatever it could be used for by the NHS. “We have supported the NHS by hosting training programmes and Covid-19 testing - we’re delighted to now see vaccinations starting here.”
Chelmsford City Racecourse The racecourse, officially opened as vaccine centre this morning. The racecourse tweeted: Chelmsford City Racecourse is proud to announce that as of today, it will be serving as one of the NHS’s new vaccination centres supporting the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Colchester United s stadium Colchester JobServe Community Stadium will be running as a vaccine centre from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 2). Tim Waddington, general manager of Colchester United, said: “At the very start of the pandemic, we offered the stadium as a venue for whatever it could be used for by the NHS. “We have supported the NHS by hosting training programmes and Covid-19 testing - we’re delighted to now see vaccinations starting here.”