People in Lichfield are being urged to grab a Covid jab at a walk-in vaccine clinic this week.
First, second and booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are available at Lichfield Fire Station from 11.30am to 4.30pm tomorrow (10th August).
Jabs are available for people aged over 12, but those under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet support member for public health, Cllr Paul Northcott, said:
“Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others against Covid-19.
“These walk-in clinics offer a great opportunity for people to get their vaccine if they haven’t already, and make sure they are protected particularly before schools go back in September.
“I would encourage everyone who is still not fully vaccinated to make use of these walk-in clinics over the summer holiday. The virus has not gone away and we must continue to do everything we can to keep levels low and stop the spread.”
Cllr Paul Northcott, Staffordshire County Council
Hello Folks, I’m possibly getting a little confused here about the covid booster jabs, we both have had two Astra Zenica jabs and one pfizer booster (10th Nov 2021), are we now being offered a further booster at the fire Station today ?
@curdborough. It is likely to be similar to the flu jab. A booster every so often.
On coronavirus (COVID-19) boosters, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has now published its final recommendations for this autumn’s programme.
Under the advice, those eligible for a further dose will be:
all adults aged 50 years and over
those aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, including pregnant women
those aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression
those aged 16 to 49 years who are carers
residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
frontline health and social care workers
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-50s-to-be-offered-covid-19-booster-and-flu-jab-this-autumn