DOZENS of frontline NHS staff and keyworkers queued to be given the coronavirus vaccine.

The workers queued around the block outside Sussex House in Kemp Town, Brighton, today.

Previously the vulnerable and over 80s were given priority to get the jab.

Brighton and Sussex Universities Hospitals NHS Trust has been offering the Covid-19 vaccine at its site near the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

The trust said it is able to complete 500 jabs a day with the Pfizer vaccine, which was approved in December 2020.

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It comes as trusts in Sussex and across the South East continue to battle against the rising number of patients being taken into hospital.

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Meanwhile the new Oxford-Astra Zeneca vaccines have reached our hospital sites today, and the first doses will be given on Monday.

It was reported that as many as a million doses of the cheaper vaccine could be made available every week.

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The Royal Sussex County Hospital's chief nurse Carolyn Morrice previously said the introduction of the vaccination centre was "an incredible morale boost".

She said it was important for the hospital to seek ways to better protect its patients, as well as treat them.

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"And actually it's taking a toll on us personally, where we are always, at the back of our minds, a little bit worried," she said. "Could we cause harm to our loved ones because we work in such a high-risk environment?"

Are you a key worker who has taken the coronavirus vaccine? Share your thoughts, email: aidan.barlow@theargus.co.uk