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Nov 2022
Harrogate showground vaccine staff sign off — for last time?
The Great Yorkshire Showground vaccine centre in Harrogate has closed — possibly for the last time.
The site, which opened on three occasions, has been the largest covid vaccination centre in the Harrogate district.
Staff administered their final inoculations on Wednesday, bringing the total number of jabs in the last phase to about 30,000.
The site was run by Yorkshire Health Network, a federation of 17 GP practices in the Harrogate district. The network also organised vaccines at Ripon Races.
A cake was baked to celebrate the network giving 250,000 jabs in total since the vaccine rollout began in December 2020.
The showground site had to close to facilitate events at the venue, which is owned by Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Booster jabs can still be booked at pharmacies on the NHS website.
It is thought future covid vaccines will be given at GP practices rather than at a mass site like the showground but no decision has been made.
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