Brighton and Sussex hospitals first to get Pfizer vaccine

The Government revealed the locations of its Covid-19 vaccine hubs after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved yesterday.

More than 50 hubs will be set up across the country at NHS Trusts, allowing an easy way for people to get the vaccine at a centralised location.

It comes as The Argus revealed that The Brighton Centre “has been identified as one of the larger” vaccination sites.

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A council spokesman said: “The NHS across Sussex is preparing to be ready to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations.

“A priority in all planning is to ensure that it is as easy as possible for eligible people to access a vaccination. The NHS, working with other partners, will deliver the vaccine through a network of locations, for example to vulnerable and housebound people in their own homes, at community clinics and at large scale sites.

“The Brighton Centre has been identified as one of the larger sites where a vaccination centre could be set up to support this programme and planning is ongoing. Site locations will be confirmed once plans are finalised.”

It has have been reported that Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust could receive vaccines as early as next week.

Those in care homes and aged 80 and over are expected to get the jab first, potentially being vaccinated this month.

As well as the vaccination hubs, vaccines are also expected to be available in hospitals, from GP surgeries and care homes.

The NHS is also recruiting some 30,000 volunteers to help roll out the vaccine.

These are the hospitals that will be the first to recieve the vaccine:

1. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
2. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
3. Cambridge University Hospitals
4. Chesterfield Royal Hospital
5. Countess of Chester Hospital
6. Croydon University Hospital
7. Dartford and Gravesham Hospitals
8. Dorset County Hospitals
9. East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals
10. East Kent Hospitals
11. East Suffolk and North Essex Hospitals
12. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
13. Gloucestershire Hospitals
14. Great Western Hospitals
15. Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust
16. James Paget University Hospitals
17. Kings College Hospital
18. Princess Royal University Hospital, Kings
19. Lancashire Teaching Hospital
20. Leeds Teaching Hospital
21. Leicester Partnership NHS Trust
22. Liverpool University Hospitals
23. Medway NHS Foundation Trust
24. Mid and South Essex Hospitals
25. Milton Keynes University Hospital
26. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
27. Northampton General Hospital
28. North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
29. North West Anglia Foundation Trust
30. Nottingham University Hospitals
31. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
32. Portsmouth Hospital University
33. Royal Cornwall Hospitals
34. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
35. Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
36. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
37. Sherwood Forest Hospitals
38. Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust
39. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
40. St George's University Hospitals
41. The Newcastle Upon Type Hospitals
42. University College Hospitals
43. University Hospitals Birmingham
44. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
45. University Hospitals Derby Burton
46. University Hospitals of North Midlands
47. University Hospitals Plymouth
48. United Lincolnshire Hospitals
49. Walsall Healthcare
50. West Hertfordshire Hospitals
51. Wirral University Teaching Hospital
52. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals
53. Yeovil District Hospital