THE NHS Covid vaccination programme is stepping up in York as the city prepares to extend its vaccination site at Askham Bar. It will reopen from tomorrow (January 18) as one of the first NHS Vaccination Centres, offering additional vaccinations to people from across the region. Since December 2020 residents within the City of York have been invited by their GP practice to have their vaccination at the the Askham Bar site, which was formerly the Park & Ride. The new extension to the vaccination centre, which will give vaccinations to people within a 45 minute drive, will operate in addition to the GP-led vaccination service. York residents will continue to receive their vaccinations in line with the Government’s priority groups.
Thousands of people aged 80 and over are being invited to book a coronavirus vaccination at a new NHS larger scale vaccination centre at Blackburn Cathedral.
Free parking for coronavirus jabs RESIDENTS driving into Blackburn or Darwen to get their coronavirus vaccination will be able to park for free in various sites across the borough, the council has announced. From tomorrow (January 18) several council-owned car parks will be allocated by the local authority to support the roll out of the NHS’s vaccination programme. It comes as Blackburn Cathedral opens as a mass vaccination centre on the same day. Other vaccination centres are already up and running. A council spokesman said: To make it quicker and easier for residents to be vaccinated, we’re offering FREE parking at sites across the borough from Monday.