The walk-in vaccine centre in Witney has closed, a week after people were reportedly queuing for three and a half hours to grab a jab.

The site closed on Wednesday after administering 4,887 vaccinations.

The clinic, which was a joint project between the Oxford NHS Trust, the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group and West Oxfordshire District Council, opened its doors on Friday November 26 and closed yesterday.

Along with booster jabs the clinic, in the council's town centre shop on Welch Way, offered first and second doses of the Covid vaccine to 12 to 17 years olds.

Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council, Councillor Michele Mead said: “West Oxfordshire District Council was proud to support the recent vaccination clinic in Witney and it was good to see high demand from residents who wanted their vaccination.

“Together we have made a huge difference to the safety of our communities, which is vital to ensure that we all have a better Christmas than we did last year.”

Councillor Mead added: “I would like to thank everyone that took the time to get their jab, along with the fantastic effort of the NHS and council staff and volunteers that gave up their time to make this happen."

A team of volunteers assisted from across the district.

Debra Goodall travelled from Stourbridge, a 160-mile round trip from her home to the Witney clinic, to help marshal the queues for a two and a half hour volunteering session on the clinic's final day.

Anita Sherwood, Oxford Health’s interim Director of Covid Operations, said: “The return of the Witney pop-up clinics has clearly been a great success and made an important contribution to keeping the people of West Oxfordshire and their loved ones safe.

“I want to thank all those involved in managing the clinics and providing the vaccinations. This has been a great effort by both NHS and local authority staff and volunteers. The new restrictions announced this week has reminded us that being double vaccinated and receiving booster shots when invited is the best way to prevent the spread of the virus.”

Residents can now get their booster and Covid vaccinations, where eligible, by booking via the NHS website www.nhs.uk or calling the NHS on 119.