The Tate Modern will turn into a mass walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centre this Friday night, offering first and second Pfizer jabs to anyone over 18.
The iconic venue will be hosting the pop-up vaccine site in its Turbine Hall, offering Londoners exclusive access to galleries for the night and a unique setting to get protected against Covid.
— City A.M.
Vaccination rates in London have fallen recently. All four Tate galleries have been fully reopened since May following a 14-month partial closure that reduced overall visitorship by 80%. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the reopening of the country on July 19th despite pushback from some critics pointing to variant-fueled infection rates as cause for concern.
An in-depth feature by CityLab recently highlighted the complications of adapting large-scale architecture like the Tate into infrastructure for vaccination sites against a once-in-a-century pandemic like COVID-19. Other civic institutions in the US and Canada have been volunteering their services significantly throughout the past year.
Time Out London has more on the vaccination drive here.
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