A DROP-IN vaccine clinic is proving a hit with both students and the general public alike after opening at a Glasgow college today.
A coach, which has been transformed into a Covid-beating jab centre, has been set up outside the City of Glasgow College.
It is offering vaccines to anyone who is in need of either their first or second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer jabs.
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Among those getting their shots was Jamie Neilson, a 31-year-old tiling student from East Kilbride, who had been hesitant about getting jabbed.
He said: āI had heard a lot of horror stories, people fainting and collapsing and that sort of stuff, which is a bit unnerving.
āBut I just seen it was here and thought, why not? I might as well just get it done.
āI donāt really see any difference, I donāt really see any benefit but if everyone is getting it done then you might as well just join in.ā
Eva Reid, a 24-year-old photography student from Barrhead, thought it was important that everyone got their jabs.
She said: āIt is just something we need to do, itās essential,
I think.ā
Jason Gallagher, 18, had been waiting āa whileā to be offered his first Covid vaccine, so decided he would speed up the process by visiting the centre yesterday.
āI wasnāt worried about the side effects, obviously, like headaches and that sort of thing but Iām not feart of it or anything,ā said the joinery student.
āItās important for everyone to take one.ā
Helping to run the facility was the student union vice president for social and activities Lori Templeton.
Speaking at the outdoor seating area, where a post-jab hot chocolate and KitKat could be grabbed during the mandatory 15-minute waiting period to monitor serious adverse side effects such as fainting, the media and communications student said: āIāve been getting students in today, especially those getting their lunch.
āI would say to them, especially after the research that has been done, it is really helping yourself.
āIt is not just those around you and a lot of people have been kind of selfish about it but thatās not a bad thing. Especially if passports are introduced, itās going to get you out and back into pubs and restaurants.ā
One patient the Glasgow Times spoke to shared this view. Bethany Davenport, 34, is not a student at the college but was seeking to get her second dose of Moderna.
āI donāt think itās that important but I think if I donāt get it then Iāll be restricted from doing certain things so thatās my main motivation for doing it,ā she said.
The centre is open again today from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Anyone is welcome for either their first or second dose of either Pfizer or Moderna.
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