A nightclub in Birmingham has been repurposed as a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination centre to boost vaccine uptake among young people.
The Nightingale Club in the city's gay village welcomed walk-ins on Saturday afternoon.
"We're targeting specifically 18-24-year-olds, those that have been a bit more reluctant to get the vaccine," manager Lawrence Barton said.
The vaccine uptake for under-30s has been lower than the general population.
People in the 18-34 age group also now account for one in five people being admitted to hospital in England with Covid.
The government has launched a number of incentives to increase the number, including discounted takeaways.
There has also been discussion about possibly introducing Covid passports to stop unvaccinated people getting into venues, which is a concern for Mr Barton.
“The whole purpose of having this [pop-up] is to say, 'come along, have the vaccine, it's important'.” Lawrence Barton
"We've got the prospect of a passport that might be introduced this year so it's a case of having to have it."
Among those receiving their first vaccine today was Lucinda Benton-Hawthorn, who heard about the pop-up on Instagram.
"I came from Spain a couple of weeks ago and it was really hard to get a vaccine over there," she said.
"I wanted to wait until I came back to England because I thought it would be an easier process."
So far, about two-thirds of under-30s have had their first jab.
"There's definitely some resistance," Mr Barton said. "Hopefully we can encourage people to get over that."
