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Almost 800 more people get Covid jabs in 'big weekend' push across Lincolnshire




Almost 800 extra people in Lincolnshire received a Covid jab during a 'big weekend' vaccination push - with walk-in sessions still available for those yet to get their injections.

Health chiefs have revealed that 779 people took advantage of walk-in opportunities at mass vaccination centres (MVCs) and mobile units on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The walk-in opportunities provided the opportunity to have a vaccination without the need to pre-book an appointment.

Administering the coronavirus vaccine (48330222)
Administering the coronavirus vaccine (48330222)

Rebecca Neno, deputy chief nurse for NHS Lincolnshire CCG, said: “We are really pleased with how the walk-ins went over the weekend, mainly because we were able to give 779 vaccinations that otherwise might not have happened, or at the very least might not have happened until a later date."

She added: “When you consider that the 779 people who got vaccinated via a walk-in last weekend are in addition to all of the pre-booked vaccination appointments that also happened over the same weekend, it’s a pretty impressive number. That being said, it’s still not too late to get vaccinated and we will be running more walk-ins this week, in an effort to get even more people vaccinated – don’t forget, you need two doses to get the maximum protection.”

This week there will be walk-in opportunities available in Lincolshire on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Details are as follows:

  • Brayford Wharf (outside Square Sail) – mobile unit offering Pfizer walk-ins, first doses, 12pm-3pm Saturday 3rd July
  • University of Lincoln Sports Centre – offering Pfizer walk-ins, first doses, 8.30am-6.30pm, Saturday 3rd July
  • Princess Royal Sports Arena (PRSA) MVC, Wyberton, Boston – offering Pfizer and AZ walk-ins (no individual choice of vaccine, will be administered according to JCVI guidance), first and second doses, 8am-7pm Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th June, Thursday 1st July, Friday 2nd July, Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th July
  • Lincolnshire Showground MVC – offering AZ only walk-ins, first and second doses for people in cohorts 1-10/aged 40 and over, 8am-7pm Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th June, Thursday 1st July, Friday 2nd July
  • Storehouse, Skegness – offering Pfizer walk-ins, first and second doses, 8.30am-5pm Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd July, and AZ walk ins, first and second doses on Tuesday 29th June 9am-12.30pm
  • Marisco Medical Practice, Mablethorpe – offering AZ, first and second doses walk-ins 9am – 12.30pm Saturday 3rd July, and Pfizer, first and second doses walk-ins 1pm–5pm Saturday 3rd July

The 779 vaccinations at the weekend were given out as follows:

  • PRSA MVC 267
  • Showground MVC 94
  • Newlands Pharmacy 135
  • Arboretum mobile unit 162
  • Storehouse, Skegness 121


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