Third Covid booster jab programme to be based at Measham hub for patients in Coalville and North West Leicestershire

By Graham Hill

28th Aug 2021 | Local News

The Covid-19 booster programme will be run from Measham Leisure Centre - with some groups of patients being lined up for a third vaccine jab.

Eligible patients from Coalville and North West Leicestershire will be invited offered a third booster vaccine.

Date have still to be confirmed, but a post on Coalville's Long Lane Surgery Facebook page says a likely start date is the third week in September.

The programme is being run by the Primary Care Network and staffed by local GP surgery staff in North West Leicestershire.

Confirmation of details are still to be confirmed however the following persons should be offered a third dose COVID-19 booster vaccine in stage 1:

  • adults aged 16 years and over who are immunosuppressed
  • those living in residential care homes for older adults
  • all adults aged 70 years or over
  • adults aged 16 years and over who are considered clinically extremely vulnerable
  • frontline health and social care workers

The post adds: "We do not have a fixed start date as yet.

"And as soon as we have confirmation we will update,

"However we are currently working on a start date of the third week of September."

Long Lane Surgery has urged people NOT to contact them about Covid vaccinations.

But are planning to give flu jabs next month.

The Surgery added: "Flu vaccines will be given at Long Lane Surgery.

"We are currently booking for Saturday 18th September

"This is for OVER 65s ONLY

"Please CALL the surgery after 2pm if you would like to book an appointment. Please do not call in the mornings to book a flu vaccine appointment.

"We will be running another clinic on Saturday 25th September for both OVER 65s and UNDER 65s

(Different vaccines are used for different ages)

"Once we have confirmed delivery of vaccine, we will start booking this clinic and we will update on Facebook. Please DO NOT call to book into this clinic at the moment."

     

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