Praise for Bolton s mass covid- vaccination site which opened today A MASS vaccination site opened at the University of Bolton Stadium today, led by a local pharmacy, as part of the local effort to reach as many people as possible. Hootons Pharmacy, part of the Whittle Pharmacies group and based in Lee Lane, Horwich, opened the doors to one of the suites at the home of BoltonWanderers Football Club with 40 people receiving the vaccine within the first hour. Up to 350 people a day will receive the inoculation at the site everyday. Volunteers greeted those coming for the injection while pharmacists and clinicians administered the jab in a covid secure environment where special pods had been set up.
Get me on that bloody plane to Benidorm! Joyful optimism at new University of Bolton Stadium vaccine site Thomas Molloy Get me on that bloody plane to Benidorm! There was a glint in the eye of 76-year-old Thomas Robinson as he spoke about his post-pandemic plans this morning (January 28), having been among the first people to receive a Covid-19 jab at the University of Bolton Stadium. I have a daughter in Dubai, so I d love to be able to go visit her as well, he added. Mr Robinson received his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in a small unit next to the club shop at Bolton Wanderers ground.
A new vaccination site is set to open at the University of Bolton Stadium, and is to be led by a local pharmacy. Hootons Pharmacy, part of the Whittle Pharmacies group and based in Lee Lane, Horwich, is expected to begin vaccinating at the home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club from Thursday, January 28. This is set to become the latest pharmacy-operated site in Greater Manchester, which were announced by the government this week. Called the ‘Hootons Pharmacy at the Bolton Wanderers’ site, it will initially be vaccinating people aged 75 and over, and who have received a letter inviting them to book an appointment.
New vaccination centre to open at Bolton Wanderers stadium in Horwich
Health chiefs say the new inoculation centre will bring welcome additional capacity to the Covid vaccination programme in Bolton.
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A new vaccination centre will open at the University of Bolton Stadium in Horwich (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
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