COVID-19 Vaccination Walk-in and Pop-Up Clinics

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Walk-in and pop-up vaccinations are available without an appointment for first, second doses, and at some selected sites, boosters:

If you are aged 16 or 17, you are eligible for a first dose only of the Covid-19 vaccine and can walk-in without an appointment.
If you are aged 18 and over, in an at risk group, a carer or a frontline health and social care worker who has not yet had a vaccine, you can have your first vaccine dose, and if you have had your first dose at least eight weeks ago, you can have your second vaccination without an appointment.
If you had your 2nd dose at least 6 months (or a minimium of 182 days) you are now eligible for a Covid-19 Booster. You don't need to have been notified by the NHS to walk-in or book an appointment via the National Booking Service for your Covid-19 booster.
For those aged 12 and over who are immunosuppressed a third primary dose should be given at least 8 weeks after the second dose. You will be asked to provide proof of eligibility. Please note, you will still need to receive a booster dose six months (182 days) from the date of your third primary dose.
People should have the same type of vaccine for their second dose as for their first dose unless there are exceptional circumstances.
People should wait 28 days after a positive PCR test to have a first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.
Women who are pregnant are advised to have the Pfizer (or Moderna) vaccination.

Please be aware Walk-in and Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics may be limited to an allocated number of vaccines. Vaccines will be given on a first come, first served basis. Clinics may close early if all allocated vaccine has been used.

***For those patients requiring a second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine:

A small number of people in the county still may require a 2nd dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. These people need to contact their GP surgery who will arrange for them to receive their 2nd dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Unfortunately, this may mean that the patient may need to travel to another GP surgery/Primary Care Network (but within the county) to receive their vaccine, depending on where the AZ vaccine supply is. Alternatively you can book an appointment via the National Booking System.

Walk-in vaccination clinics available for all those eligible at the following sites.

For a 1st, 2nd or 3rd Covid-19 vaccine walk-in clinics are open. Booking is not necessary, you do not need to be registered with a GP, have proof of address, immigration status, ID or an NHS number. A few personal details may be taken so that we have a record of who has been vaccinated.

For a Covid-19 booster you must be at least six months (a minimum of 182 days) after the second dose. You do not need to bring a letter, text or email from the NHS as proof of eligibility. To find out what date was 182 days ago, and if your 2nd dose was on or before this date, please use the following link: 182 days ago | What was the date 182 days ago? (calculationcalculator.com)

Those eligible will include:

People aged 50 and over
People who live and work in care homes
Frontline health and social care workers
People aged 16 and over with a health condition that puts them at risk of getting seriously ill from Covid-19
Carers aged 16 and over
People aged 16 and over who live with someone who is more likely to get infections (immunosuppressed individuals)

Please note clinics aren’t open to everyone – for instance, some are open just for 1st and 2nd doses ONLY, and not boosters – so please read the clinic details carefully before you decide to go. Please do not turn up to a walk-in clinic site for a vaccination if a clinic is not advertisied.

Emmanuel Church, Mount Pleasant Road, Shrewsbury SY1 3HY