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Over one hundred thousand people have received their Covid-19 booster in the north this past five days.
Newry Leisure Centre had a queue all day today with people patiently waiting and it remains open till 8pm this evening and tomorrow and Monday. You can just turn up although booking is encouraged at COVID-19.HSCNI.NET
Newry Leisure Centre is in operation Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Monday 20 December from 9am-8pm with last walk in 7pm!
Praising all those involved in the concerted drive to get people jabbed as quickly as possible, Patricia Donnelly said: “GPs, pharmacists and Health Trusts are all working flat out on the emergency escalation of the booster programme. We are all hugely encouraged by the numbers of people continuing to come forward. Every effort is being made to keep waits to a minimum and to further increase the programme’s capacity.
“Our official total for boosters and third doses administered now stands at 639,357. I expect that to grow substantially in the coming days. From next week, the booster programme will be open to 18-29 year olds who received their 2nd dose at least three months previously.
“People are also still coming forward for their first and second doses and I would urge anyone who still remains unvaccinated to take up this opportunity as soon as possible. Eighty seven per cent of the population aged 12 and over have now had at least a first dose. That increases to some 91% for the 18 plus age group.”
A new feature on the online booking platform gives you instant information on vaccination clinics near you.
You can type in your postcode or town and find out about all the Trust and pharmacy clinics close to your home: COVID-19 VACCINE SERVICE
