Appointments are being made by GP surgeries for over 80s and at satellite clinics for frontline health staff

UPDATE: The centre is set to open from the "beginning of February"

Covid vaccinations at Holm View Leisure Centre in Barry will go ahead "when needed" says Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

The health board identified three mass vaccination centres in December to support the roll out of the COVID 19 vaccination programme, in Barry, Pentwyn and Splott.

A mass vaccination centre at Holm View Leisure Centre has been planned, but is yet to open and begin offering appointments.

"We are constantly reviewing our capacity in line with vaccination delivery and will mobilise the centre in Barry when it is needed," said a spokesperson for Cardiff and Vale UHB.

"The health board is currently prioritising frontline health and social care staff through one site in Cardiff and two satellite clinics for staff have been introduced at UHW and UHL.

"We are working closely with GP Practices across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan who will begin delivering the vaccinations to their patients who are 80 and over at the practice."

The Welsh Conservatives have criticised the Welsh Government for not having provided a mass vaccination centre in the Vale already.

"The vaccine rollout is a sprint and we need to get as many people vaccinated as possible as quickly as possible," said Andrew RT Davies (MS and Shadow Minister for Health), Matt Smith (Welsh Conservative Senedd Candidate for Vale of Glamorgan) and Cllr Leighton Rowlands (Welsh Conservative Senedd Candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth) in a joint statement provided for Nub News.

"A mass vaccination centre in the Vale is essential to achieve this, and it's unbelievable that we're now told the Welsh Labour Government are not providing one.

"This needs to change and fast."