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Plans to use exhibition venues as mass vaccination centres
News that a successful vaccine could soon be available has provided a muchneeded boost to the UK as it endures a second national lockdown .
Planning is now underway to administer the vaccine , which will be arranged at mass vaccination centres across the country with the aim being to inoculate 5,000 people each day .
It has been reported that the NHS is planning to use conference and exhibition centres , town halls and stadiums as vaccination centres , with temperature checking and space for recovery time factored into the plans .
Exhibition Centre Liverpool is already in-use as a mass COVID-19 testing facility . The military is situated at the venue to support Liverpool City Council in the planning , coordination and delivery of whole-city testing . Lieutenant-General Tyrone Urch , who commands the 7,500-strong military Covid Support Force , visited Exhibition Centre Liverpool to launch the initiative .
The venue opened its doors to members of the public who are not displaying symptoms , with many people queuing at centres to get tested . It is one of 19 sites being deployed as a testing centre with plans for more to open across the city . More than 23,000 people have been tested so far in the mass-testing pilot .
Bob Prattey , chief executive of The ACC Liverpool Group , which operates Exhibition Centre Liverpool , said the venue has been committed to supporting Liverpool City Council throughout the pandemic , adding that it has served as a logistical distribution hub for deliveries of PPE equipment as well as food and household goods for the vulnerable .
“ We are pleased to be able to provide a large venue to facilitate this vital and ground-breaking mass testing . We will do everything we can to continue to support Liverpool City Region as required ,” he said .
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