Coronavirus vaccines are set to be offered to the over 60s and those with underlying health conditions in the Harrogate district.
Health bosses at NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group said today the programme was ready to be rolled out further.
The national booking service website is now open to those people over 60 and with underlying health conditions to book their jabs.
Appointments booked in this way are usually offered at a larger regional vaccination centre or a pharmacy.
People will also be contacted by their local GP-led vaccination site inviting them to have the vaccine.
It comes as 48,753 people have been vaccinated in the district so far, according to latest NHS England figures, while 247,629 have received a first dose across North Yorkshire and York.
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Amanda Bloor, accountable officer at NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said:
“We continue to encourage everyone who is invited for a vaccination to take up the offer to protect not only themselves but their families and loved ones.
“It’s also important that people attend for their second dose when the time comes to get the maximum protection offered by the vaccines currently being administered.
“We’re seeing high take-up of the vaccine in North Yorkshire and York, but if you were one of those in the first four priority groups who did not initially come forward it’s not too late if you’ve changed your mind – you can get in touch with the national booking service online or by calling 119 to get an appointment at one of the larger vaccination centres.
“In North Yorkshire and York we are on target to offer vaccinations to everyone in the nine priority groups by the middle of April.”
Health bosses have urged those who do not want an appointment at a larger vaccination centre or pharmacy not to contact their GP surgery, as a local NHS team will contact them directly.
Vaccinations for the Harrogate district are currently being offered at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Ripon racecourse and the former Lidl supermarket in Knaresborough.
People may also be invited to the mass vaccination centre at Askham Bar near York and the Elland Road stadium site in Leeds.
