GLASGOW’S SSE Hydro will stop hosting Covid-19 vaccination drop-ins after Sunday, it has emerged.

The huge music venue became a mass vaccination centre in April, when the temporary field hospital the Louisa Jordan was moved there.

Scottish health boards are operating Covid-19 vaccination drop-in clinics to people who have not had a first dose and those who have waited more than eight weeks for their second jag, with no appointment booked yet.

The Hydro will no longer host these drop-in sessions after the weekend, with the venue scheduled to be handed back to be utilised for the UN’s COP26 climate summit later this year.

The hand-over coincides with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s move to the next stage of the vaccination programme, the health board said, which focuses on mobile facilities and drop-ins at community settings as well as planned second dose appointments.

Jane Grant, the health board’s chief executive, said the Hydro and NHS Louisa Jordan have played a “really significant role” in the vaccine roll-out and thanked staff who have worked “tirelessly” to put out the jags.

“Our vaccination rollout has been a great success so far and as we now move into the next stage of the programme and look ahead to potential Covid-19 vaccine booster requirements, it is important we can continue to provide an accessible and flexible service to members of the public,” she said.

“This is why our focus is now very much on community drop-ins and the use of mobile vaccination facilities which allow us to continue to connect with communities as well as make provision for people who may not be able to attend a scheduled appointment due to work or family commitments.”

She added it is important that those eligible who are yet to come forward should attend the Hydro’s final day on Sunday. “We look forward to welcoming anyone aged 18 years old and over for their first dose as well as people who had their first vaccination at least eight weeks ago and would like their second. Our staff will look forward to seeing you and supporting you to be vaccinated.”

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf thanked staff and urged people to come forward to the vaccination centre on Sunday.

“It is now time for the site to be handed over in preparation for COP26 as was always the intention,” he explained.

“The transition from the Hydro will be seamless with no negative impact on vaccination capacity and appointments have been allocated to alternative clinics, although of course, people can always head along to one of the many drop-in clinics now operating in the area if they prefer.”

After the Hydro closes, the health board will have 17 operational community clinics and will continue working with the Scottish Ambulance Service to deliver mobile vaccinations.