The NHS has launched a new large scale Covid-19 vaccination centre in King's Lynn Corn Exchange, Tuesday Market Place from 1 February 2021 as part of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.
Letters are being sent out by the national booking service to people in the priority groups as determined by the national Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI), who live up to a 45 minute drive from the centres, inviting them to book an appointment at their closest Centre either online or over the phone.
Commenting James said, “NHS staff and volunteers across West Norfolk have done a brilliant job in delivering thousands of life-saving vaccines to the most vulnerable groups at QEH and GP practices. I am pleased to have worked with the NHS and borough council to get this new large site in Lynn that will enable easier access and mean more people can have their vaccine.”
The NHS encourages everyone to book an appointment when they receive a letter but if anyone has already received a jab since the letter was sent out please disregard it.
If people would prefer to wait to be invited to attend a hospital or GP service, they are able to do so, or if they already have an appointment booked for their vaccination with a hospital or GP service they can choose to keep the appointment with their hospital or GP.
Two further large scale centre will be opened in Norfolk this week:
- Connaught Hall, Station Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AS from Wednesday 3 February 2021
- North Walsham Community Centre, New Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9DE from Saturday 6 February 2021
Who will deliver vaccinations
The Department for Health and Social Care recently changed legislation to allow a wider group of people than usual to administer vaccines, including more health care professionals as well as others who have completed the clinical training needed to administer vaccines.
Initial priority groups determined by the Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) being invited initially to attend Vaccination Centres:
- all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers
- all those 75 years of age and over
- all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals.
Further information on the vaccination programme in Norfolk and Waveney can be found here https://www.norfolkandwaveneyccg.nhs.uk/covid-19-vaccination-programme
Finding and parking at the Corn Exchange Kings Lynn
- The Corn exchange is positioned on the historic Tuesday market Place in the centre of Kings Lynn. From all major routes follow the signs for Kings Lynn Town Centre and once in the centre follow the theatre mask signs on the brown tourist signposts. If using a sat nav please use the postcode PE30 1JW
- Parking: an area of the Tuesday Market Place car park (sat nav: PE30 1JJ) has been cordoned off for the use of people attending the vaccination centre. Parking in this will be free of charge.
- By train: The Corn Exchange is approximately a 10 minute walk from the train station. Cross the road directly outside the front of the station which takes you through the bus station and into the town centre. Once in the town centre turn right then left at Snappy Snaps and right at Marks and Spencer. This will bring you to the Tuesday Market Place where the Corn Exchange can be seen to your left. For train times visit https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- By bus: the main bus station is approximately a 8 minute walk to the theatre. For bus time tables and routes please visit https://www.firstgroup.com/suffolk_norfolk/; https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/east/norfolk-landing-pa…; or https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- By bicycle: There are bike racks available on the Tuesday Market Place, directly outside the theatre. Bike racks are also positioned outside the adjacent building (Fraser Dawbarns Solicitors).
