Foamboard welcome sign from the Science Museum NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre, 2021

While in the queue and inside the Science Museum's vaccination centre, people were guided by a range of staff and volunteers as well as signage. This one sets out the use of face coverings and social distancing. People were aked not to enter the centre if they showed symptons of COVID-19 including a high temperature, a new continuous temperature and a loss or change to sense of smell or taste.

After weeks of careful planning and installation, the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Centre at the Science Museum first welcomed people to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on 11 March 2021. Run by NHS staff and volunteers, the clinic delivered over 122,000 doses to people over the course of a year. People had to pre-book their appointments when invited by the NHS. When the clinic first opened, the museum was closed to visitors but reopened on 19 May 2021 for five days a week.