Hundreds of thousands of volunteers will be called upon to deliver a mass roll out of the coronavirus vaccine, according to reports.
The NHS recruited more than 750,000 people in April, with duties to include delivering goods to the elderly and taking patients for hospital appointments.
But with the vaccine - which could be approved by next week - seen as the best shot at stamping out Covid-19 for good, they are now reportedly set to be trained up to administer the actual jabs.
Frontline health workers, over 80s and care home residents are first in line to receive a shot, with the rest of the country likely to follow in the coming weeks and months.
The NHS is preparing to open more than 40 mass vaccination centres - including in football stadiums - capable of inoculating 5,000 people a day.
An email sent to volunteers and seen by LBC, says they can be expected to be "trained to deliver a vaccination to a patient. They will also be ready to act if a patient has an adverse reaction".
While volunteers will also act as vaccination carers who "will support patients all the way through, from arrival to discharge".
It is not clear how much the roll out will cost, but is expected to run into the millions.
St John Ambulance is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to operate the hubs and help deliver the vaccine in England.
Recruitment documents, seen by the Daily Mail, show volunteers are only required to have two or more A-levels, and reiterates they will be "trained to deliver the actual injection".
It then adds: "We’ll provide training for non-first aiders, including administering injections."
Those who sign up must be aged 18-69, at a low risk of contracting coronavirus and able to work a minimum of two six to eight-hour shifts per month.
