COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic, University Hospital, Coventry sign

Sign reading "COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic, University Hospital, Coventry" used to direct people to their vaccinations, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, of the type used during COVID-19 vaccination work at University Hospital Coventry, England, 2020-2021.

The UK COVID-19 vaccination programme started on 8 December 2020 with Matron May Parsons, administering then 90 year old Margaret Keenan’s first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at University Coventry Hospital.

Clinics were set up in hospitals, GP surgieries, pharmacies, sporting venues, nightclubs and shopping centres. The roll out of the vaccines in the United Kingdom is based on priority groups. In December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were first offered to residents in care homes for older adults and their carers, people aged over 80, and frontline health and social care workers. The remaining population is offered the vaccine according to age and existing health conditions that make them more susceptible to COVID-19. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advise on the priority list and the length between doses (between 3 and twelve weeks).