Walk-in clinics for 18-39 year olds are now available in Oswestry as part of a push to get the county vaccinated against Coronavirus.

The clinics, open to anyone yet to have their first dose, got underway this weekend at Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital, with members of the public able to turn up without booking a prior appointment to get a Pfizer vaccine.

Currently only the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine is being offered at the walk-in clinics. No appointment is needed, and people can simply turn up to have their jab, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust say.

Angie Wallace, Programme Director for the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Covid-19 Vaccination Service, said: “We know that Covid-19 vaccination is our best protection against coronavirus, so we want to help everyone is eligible in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin get their vaccine.
 
“We understand how many residents need to fit their jabs in around other commitments – and getting vaccinated becomes much easier when you can drop in somewhere close to where you live, work or even while you are shopping.
 
“If you’d rather get a date in the diary, you can still book your vaccination appointment online via www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 if you don’t use the internet.”

Health bosses say the walk-in Covid-19 Pfizer vaccination clinics are in addition to the walk-in AstraZeneca clinics for people aged 40 and above. The walk-in AstraZeneca clinics differ from the Pfizer clinics as they are offering first and second doses, not just first doses. The vaccine can now be given eight weeks after the first dose (rather than 12 weeks).

The RJAH walk-in clinics are being held on the following dates:

  • Saturday 26 June
  • Sunday 27 June
  • Wednesday 30 June
  • Thursday 1 July
  • Friday 2 July
  • Saturday 3 July
  • Sunday 4 July
  • Monday 5 July
  • Tuesday 6 July
  • Wednesday 7 July
  • Thursday 8 July
  • Friday 9 July
  • Saturday 10 July
  • Sunday 11 July