Asda Cape Hill - the first supermarket in UK to provide Covid-19 vaccinations

A supermarket in the West Midlands has become the first in the country to begin offering Covid-19 vaccinations.

The Asda store in Cape Hill in Smethwick transformed its clothing department into a vaccination centre, and began administering the vaccine last week.

Seventy-eight-year-old Harbans Kaur from Smethwick became the first person to have the jab in a supermarket.

Ms Kaur's daughter, Surjit Kaur, said her mother was apprehensive about getting the vaccine, but was pleased to have had it, after some convincing. She added that she believes supermarkets can be vital to the mass vaccination effort because of their locality to so many people.

The supermarket says it's worked with the NHS and trained pharmacy colleagues to deliver up to 240 injections per day to priority groups. It will function from 8am to 8pm every day.

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