Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret College opens new drive-thru mass vaccination centre
Photos have emerged of the primary folks queuing up in vehicles to entry the brand new drive-thru vaccination centre at Queen Margaret University.
The brand new vaccination hub, which opened its doorways as we speak (February tenth 2021), is the primary of its type within the Lothians area and is able to vaccinating roughly 720 folks per day at 12 stations.
It has been a terrific week for NHS Lothian by way of their vaccination uptake, the Well being Board have now given out 100,000 covid jabs, and are conserving all of their vaccination centres going regardless of latest treacherous climate circumstances, telling Edinburgh Dwell that individuals ‘ought to nonetheless present as much as their appointments.’
The QMU centre is one among three mass vaccination venues to not too long ago open up within the Lothians – together with Edinburgh International Conference Centre and the Royal Highland Centre.
Colin Briggs, Director of Strategic Planning, NHS Lothian, mentioned: “The opening of our third mass vaccination centre and our solely drive by means of is a big second for NHS Lothian and for East Lothian.
“Numerous planning has gone into the preparation of the QMU website to make sure that the venue runs as easily as potential. It has taken loads of work, in a short while to get us so far and I am actually happy with all the work and energy from all of our groups.
“Now we have now vaccinated the overwhelming majority of our first precedence teams, together with frontline well being and social care employees; care dwelling employees and residents and other people over the age of 80.”
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Mr Briggs added: “Now we have reached a significant milestone this week within the programme, with over 100,000 folks vaccinated throughout Lothian, together with hundreds extra anticipated within the coming weeks.
“It’s as a result of laborious work undertaken by our employees and companions that this has been achieved and we thank them for his or her efforts.
“Our message has been clear from the beginning – if we want our lives to return to regular we have to vaccinate as many individuals as potential. This can assist save lives and supply safety to all our communities.
“Once you do obtain an appointment, we actually would urge you to maintain it, even whether it is at a centre which isn’t closest to your own home. We have to transfer quick to offer safety to as many individuals as potential and the simplest manner to do this is for folks to maintain their authentic appointment the place potential.”
