So far more than 73 per cent of over 50s in Nottinghamshire have received their booster and thousands of additional appointments have been made following the national drive.
In Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 51,000 bookable appointments are available before the end of the year for all adults to book a booster, with more slots being added every day.
Advice is to keep logging onto the NHS website as more local facilities will be added every day.
Three new walk-in centres open on Monday 20 December at 1 pm – then operate seven days a week.
Amanda Sullivan, Accountable Officer at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG, said: “We hope these new walk-in venues will be able to help in driving forward the booster programme even faster as we know these are convenient, local and well-known settings for the public to quickly receive their jab.
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“Our teams have been working hard to increase the capacity of our sites so that we can protect the public as quickly as possible. We have thousands and thousands of additional bookable appointments available between now and New Year’s Eve and more get added each day. My simple message to the public is to get a booster and protect yourself, protect your loved ones, and make sure you have a safe and Covid-free Christmas.”
As well as adding more sites, the local NHS has also increased the vaccination workforce, received support from the military and volunteers, and increased the number of appointments at all vaccination sites.
All adults aged 18 and over are eligible for a booster jab, appointments can be booked through 119 or on the NHS website. No appointment is needed for the new walk-in centres but long queues might be encountered. The public are advised to wrap up warm.
