People in the Black Country are being reminded that they have one week left to take up the offer of a walk-in COVID-19 booster vaccine.
Sunday 12 February marked the last day that booster vaccine appointments could be booked via the National Booking System, following guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
However, walk-in booster vaccines remain available at a host of community pop-up clinics in the Black Country until Friday 31 March.
This is the last opportunity for healthy 16-49-year-olds to get a top-up dose if they have not yet had three jabs. After this date, booster doses will only be offered to people considered to be at risk of serious illnesses.
Walk-in booster jabs are available at the following locations until next week:
Wolverhampton:
• Park Village Education Centre, Cannock Rd, every Tuesday, 1pm-7pm, every Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm
• Bilston Families Hub, Market Way, every Thursday and Friday, 9am-3pm
• Bob Jones Community Hub, Bromley Street, every Thursday, 3pm-7pm
Dudley:
• Dudley Town Centre, Market Place, every Friday 9am-1pm
• War Memorial, Lye, every Friday, 2pm-6pm
• Pensnett Community Centre, every Tuesday until 28 March, 2pm-6pm
• Green Park Community Centre, every Wednesday until 29 March, 3pm-7pm
• Sledmore Community Centre, every Monday until 27 March, 2pm-6pm
• Providence Methodist Church, every Monday until 27 March, 3pm-7pm
Walsall:
• New Invention The Square, Willenhall, every Wednesday, 10am-2pm
• Walsall Town Centre, Lower Hall Lane (near Poundland), Saturday 25 March, 9am- 1pm
• Aldridge Community Centre, Middlemore Lane, Thursday 30 March 10am-2pm
• Blakenall Village Centre, Thames Road, Thursday 23 March, 10am-2pm
Sandwell:
• Asda, Wednesbury Oak Road, Thursday 23 March, 10am-2pm
• Tipton Muslim Community Centre, Wellington Road, Thursday 23 March, 10am-3pm
• Asda Carpark, Wolverhampton Road, Monday 27 March 3pm-7pm
Sally Roberts, Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board, said: “There are still eligible people in the Black Country who are yet to take up their offer of a COVID-19 booster dose. The vaccine will top up your immunity against the virus and keep you and your loved ones protected.
“Walk-in booster vaccines are only available for another week, so if you’re still yet to receive an initial booster dose or an autumn booster, please come forward and visit our pop-up clinics before it’s too late.
“If anyone is hesitant about having a vaccine or has any questions, the pop-up clinics are an opportunity to speak to experts from the NHS in a private and confidential environment, so please do pop along even if it’s just to have a conversation.”
