“However, if you have already been offered a jab but have not taken it up it is not too late. Please come forward and help us to help you.”
As the first phase of the roll-out continues, almost 1.2m appointment letters were due to land on doorsteps across the nation by Saturday (February 13), with the same amount set to arrive this week.
Covid vaccines are being offered as mass vaccination centres including Castle Quarter in Norwich
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Those who receive a letter can choose from large-scale vaccination centres or a pharmacy site.
In Norfolk and Waveney, there are currently four large centres - in Norwich, King s Lynn, Attleborough and North Walsham - and a single pharmacy, in Lowestoft, delivering jabs.
The trust spokesman added that patients will receive the soonest possible appointments.
There is no major concern over jabs being wasted as the current supply is of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which is far easier to store than the Pfizer/BioNTech product and can be kept for at least six months.
Patients are being told to only attend their Covid vaccine appointments if it is safe to do so
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Meanwhile, Norfolk and Waveney CCG confirmed all planned clinics at its GP-led primary care hubs would go ahead as planned on Monday.
Patients are, however, being encouraged to consider their safety and only travel to appointments if it is sensible.
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5:00 AM February 1, 2021
Updated:
10:53 AM February 1, 2021
John Guttridge, from Wacton, having his COVID-19 vaccination at the Castle Quarter Vaccination Centre in Norwich. Picture: Danielle Booden
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More large scale Covid-19 immunisation centres are due to be launched in the region in the coming days as part of the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS.
So far, the area has 26 different sites offering jabs to protect against coronavirus, including Norfolk s three main hospitals.
Deputy sister, Claire Spauls, administers the Covid-19 vaccination at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
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