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Nov 2022
Last Updated: 16/11/2022
Harrogate's showground vaccination site to close next week
Harrogate’s covid vaccination centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground will close on November 23. People are urged to get their vaccines before it shuts.
Harrogate's vaccination site at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
Harrogate’s covid vaccination centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground will close next week.
The site is set to shut after two years of operation.
More than 250,000 vaccinations have been carried out at the centre, 30,000 of which have come during the autumn booster campaign.
The vaccination site will close on Wednesday, November 23.
Cath Dixon, clinical lead at the Yorkshire Health Network which runs the clinics, said:
“This has been a monumental team effort by all concerned over the last almost two years. We are extremely grateful to the staff at the events centre for their support and flexibility especially when events returned and they continued to support the vaccination programme while also delivering business as usual. They have been amazing partners during this whole process and we can't thank them enough.
“We also owe huge thanks to our army of volunteers who have worked tirelessly to keep the site operational in all weathers including the pouring rain and significant falls of snow, always willingly and cheerfully.”
Vaccinations will continue to be offered to those eligible until November 23.
The site will be open from 8.15am until 5.30pm each day, apart from Sunday when it will be closed.
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People aged 50 and over, pregnant women, carers, frontline health and care workers, care home residents and people of all ages who are vulnerable are eligible for a covid booster jab now.
However, first and second doses will also be available. A clinic for those aged five to 11 will be held on Friday after school and all day Saturday.
Those aged between 12 and 17 will also be offered vaccinations this Saturday afternoon until 5.30pm.
Those eligible for a vaccine can book via the NHS website or walk-in appointments are available.
Ms Dixon added:
“We are here till 23 November and would encourage anyone who has been invited to have a covid vaccination but has not yet come forward to book a jab before the site closes.
“Covid is still circulating in our communities and we still have people in hospital with this virus so please take advantage of the opportunity to protect yourself and those around you and stay well this winter.”
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