THE AMEX will be used to train volunteers who will deliver Covid-19 vaccinations, it has been announced.

Brighton and Hove Albion’s American Express Community Stadium will be used as a training centre for Covid-19 volunteers administering the vaccines this weekend.

They will be trained by St John Ambulance to administer the vaccine across Sussex as new NHS vaccination centres are created.

Albion chief executive and deputy chairman Paul Barber said: “We are delighted to be able to help with the national effort to get the population vaccinated by providing several of our hospitality areas for socially distanced vaccination training for local volunteers.

“We have space inside the Amex for St John Ambulance personnel to safely deliver training to approximately 200 volunteers this weekend, who are then ready to go into the community to administer the vaccine across Sussex.

The Argus: In April, the Amex was used as a mass testing centre, with capacity to test up to 1,500 people per day.In April, the Amex was used as a mass testing centre, with capacity to test up to 1,500 people per day.

“We have been committed to supporting the NHS, St John Ambulance and other key healthcare workers in any way we can throughout the pandemic and as we start to see a light at the end of the tunnel, we will do everything we possibly can to support the national effort to get there.”

In April, the Amex was used as a mass testing centre, with capacity to test up to 1,500 people per day.

The stadium and training facility has also been used by the NHS for storage and training purposes.

At the start of the crisis, the club committed 1,000 match tickets for NHS staff once the pandemic is over and it is safe for fans to return to watch football.

St John Ambulance regional manager Trevor Moss said: “We have a number of new and existing volunteers who will be given extensive training; they will then be ready to support the NHS in the brilliant job they are already doing.

“The newly-trained volunteers will be able to administer the vaccine, as well as provide support to people as they go through the process of a vaccination. Our aim is to have trained volunteers ready to help as those centres open across the county.”