Wolverhampton residents urged to get Covid-19 vaccination as NHS stats reveal one in 30 people have virus
Wolverhampton residents are being urged to get a Covid-19 vaccination booster after latest NHS statistics revealed one in 30 residents had the virus.
Covid-19 vaccination clinics are operating throughout Wolverhampton again this week, offering first, second and booster doses.
Councillor Jasbir Jaspal, Wolverhampton Council's cabinet member for public health and wellbeing, said: "We are seeing Covid-19 infection rates increasing once again, with latest estimates suggesting that around one in 30 people in Wolverhampton had Covid-19 in the week ending 11 October.
"We have worked hard with our health partners to ensure people can get their Covid-19 vaccination where they want it, and when they want it – and, with plenty of clinics operating across Wolverhampton again this week, I would strongly urge people who are eligible for their vaccination, whether that’s their first, second or their booster, to get it as soon as they can.
Vaccination sites include Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara which is open to people aged 18 and over, and some for that are open to people aged five and over, including those at the Mander Centre and Alfred Squire Health Centre. For details of all of these clinics, please visit https://bit.ly/3HmGV5a. Appointments can be booked by calling 119.
Alternatively, anyone aged 18 or over can get a first, second or booster vaccination at the pop-up clinic run by Wolverhampton Council, Central Health and St John Ambulance which returns to Bilston Market this week. It is open today (Monday 24 October) and again from Wednesday to Saturday (26 to 29 October), from 9am-3pm each day.
The pop-up clinic is also available at Park Village Education Centre, Cannock Road, Low Hill, tomorrow Tuesday, October 25 from 1-7pm, and this Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm.
