The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for southwest London has released images of the first vaccines being administered at the Twickenham Stoop.

A new vaccination centre launched at the Stoop on Thursday (February 4).

The newly re-branded Chris Robshaw Bar (formerly the King’s Bar) is hosting vaccinations seven days a week for eligible residents alongside health and care staff.

Only people who have been invited can receive a Covid-19 jab – the centre is being operated by appointment only.

It comes as the Government announced all adults aged 50 and over should receive a coronavirus vaccine by May.

Ministers had previously refused to give a firm date, saying only that the first nine priority groups would be vaccinated by the spring.

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Downing Street repeatedly declined to define when spring ends during a briefing for journalists on Thursday.

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But the Cabinet Office announced on Friday morning that the Government intended to vaccinate all nine cohorts by May.

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It said the UK’s vaccination programme planned to have reached all nine priority cohorts by May – which it said gave the Government confidence to commit to holding local elections that month.

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According to the Government’s vaccines delivery plan, some 27 million people in England – and 32 million people across the UK – are estimated to fall in the first nine groups.

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The Government is on track to vaccinate the first four cohorts by February 15 – including NHS and care home staff, care home residents, and all those aged 70 and over.

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So far, more than 10.4 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

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