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Covid: Huge queues at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre pop-up vaccine site - BBC News
Jun 12, 2021 1 min, 5 secs
A pop-up Covid vaccine clinic in Sheffield reached capacity shortly after opening - prompting officials to ask people not to attend.

The clinic initially had 500 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available, and managed to secure a further 200.

But all were allocated shortly after the venue opened its doors, with late joiners being offered alternative venues, officials said.

Dr Tom O'Brien, who was involved in the initiative, said he was delighted with the response, but was a little bit surprised by how many people turned up.

But after returning from getting breakfast, Mr Hancock said the queue was already getting quite long.

He said he wanted to get the jab after waiting "so long" and was "buzzing with excitement".

Another person in the queue said he wanted the jab in order to protect his family.

Others said it would make them feel safer going out.

Mass vaccination centre Sheffield Arena and GP surgeries are still taking vaccine appointments for people in the 25-29 cohort after they were invited by the government this week.

The queue for vaccinations at the pop up centre in @crucibletheatre #Sheffield is huge.

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