WEST Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has welcomed the news of the county’s latest mass vaccination site opening next week.

Mrs Baldwin was reacting to the news of the new site, which opens at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on Tuesday.

She said: “I want to pay tribute to the team which has planned and delivered this programme and I know that local people will welcome the chance to get a vaccination closer to home.

"Worcestershire has led the way in the national league tables and the only thing holding us up is the supply of vaccines.

"I’ve had updates from the Government on plans to ramp up supply and I have passed the messages back that we can get through many more people with extra doses.

"The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation has a clear plan for the best way to protect our population and GP surgeries have done a brilliant job making sure people are getting jabs as swiftly as possible.

“I’d urge people to make sure they book their jab when they are asked and now many more people will be able to get a jab much closer to home.

“Vaccines are the key to getting people protected and getting our economy open and I really hope that we can take extraordinary steps to get many more people protected and allow our economy re-opening safely.”