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image captionThe Castle Quarter shopping centre will provide covid vaccinations from Monday
A shopping centre food court has become the latest hub to offer mass Covid vaccinations in the East of England.
Castle Quarter in Norwich is one of 10 new vaccination centres where NHS staff will administer thousands of doses a week from 18 January.
Until now, the regional service has been provided at hospitals and GP surgeries, as well as a single vaccination centre in Stevenage.
Health chiefs said the move was a major boost to the national rollout.
It comes as the government intensifies efforts to rapidly inoculate the most vulnerable people against coronavirus, with a target of offering 15m people in the UK a dose by 15 February.
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Updated: 18 Jan 2021, 16:24
TEN new mass Covid vaccine super-hubs across the country have started giving jabs today.
Thousands more people will be given the doses from Monday at the hubs, which include sports venues, conference centres and stadiums.
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Bournemouth International Centre will become the largest Covid 19 vaccination centre in Dorset when it opens on MondayCredit: Bournemouth News
Ten more super hubs will open today, brining the total number to 17 in England
Blackburn Cathedral, St Helens Rugby Ground, Bournemouth International Centre and Taunton Racecourse are among the new venues where Brits can be vaccinated.
A site in Wembley, north west London, will serve the capital with Norwich Food Court and Salt Hill Activity Centre in Slough, Berkshire among other sites opening.