Former toy store to become mass vaccination centre

A NEW mass vaccination centre is set to open at the former Toys R Us site in Cardiff Bay.

Cardiff and Vale UHB has confirmed that it will become the region’s fourth centre following on from existing sites in Splott, Pentwyn and Barry.

The new “Bayside

MVC” will boost vaccine numbers by up to 2,500 per day providing there are no issues with supply.

The new centre will be available towards the end of March and will be accessible for people

living in Cardiff and the eastern part of Vale of Glamorgan.

Meanwhile all 60 GP practices across the two counties are also taking part in the programme and community pharmacies are set to join from April. In addition to the new centre, the health

board is also scoping out opportunities to increase local access in the western parts of Vale of Glamorgan.

Discussions are taking place with GP practices in the area and community pharmacies to provide additional vaccination capacity to residents living in this area. To date the health board has delivered

more than 155,000 vaccines with 133,257 of these being first doses.

Priority groups 5-7 (60-65 year olds) are currently being contacted for their first doses while groups 1-4 (70 years and over, health and social care and care home workers) will start to be contacted for their second doses over the coming months.

All first doses for groups 1-9 will be completed by April 19 which includes people aged 50 and over.