Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground vaccination site has started to offer appointments for booster vaccinations.
People who are eligible for a booster vaccination in the Harrogate district can now log onto the NHS booking service site for appointments in December.
Yorkshire Health Network, an organisation which represents GP practices in the district, confirmed on its social media channels today that clinics will be held from Monday next week.
Although Harrogate is the largest place in the Harrogate district, it has not had a vaccine site since the summer, forcing residents to travel to Knaresborough, Ripon and Pateley Bridge, or further afield to Leeds or York.
The showground site is due to reopen for just two weeks as part of the ongoing rollout of booster vaccinations. However, it is unclear if it will continue beyond that period.
The site closed in August after being used to administer covid jabs for most of the year.
A North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group spokesperson said previously:
“Plans are in place to run pop-up covid vaccination clinics at the Yorkshire Showground at the beginning of December for two weeks, as this is when we are anticipating a peak in the number of patients eligible to receive their booster jabs.”
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The government announced yesterday that vaccinations will be offered to all adults over-18 and the gap between a second dose and booster will be cut to three months.
However, the NHS is currently still only offering appointments to over-40s. The NHS has advised people to wait to be contacted for their booster appointment.
The move comes as 17.8 million booster vaccines have been given nationally, according to government data.
No figures are currently available for the number given in the Harrogate district.
