People in the Black Country are being reminded that they have two weeks left to take up the offer of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Friday 20 December marked the last day that COVID-19 vaccine appointments could be booked via the National Booking System, following guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination
and Immunisation (JCVI).

However, walk-in vaccines remain available at a host of community pop-up clinics in the Black Country until the end of January. This is the last opportunity for eligible people to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.


People are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine if they are aged 65 or over, pregnant, aged 6 months to 64 years in clinical risk groups, live in a care home for older adults, or are a frontline health and social care worker.


Walk-in COVID-19 vaccines are available at the following locations over the next two weeks:
Wolverhampton

  • Sainsburys, Bentley Bridge, WV11 1UP, Thursday 23 January, 11am-6pm
  • Wolverhampton City Centre, Queens Square, WV1, Friday 24 January, 9am-3pm
  • Sainsburys, Raglan Street, WV3 0ST, Thursday 30 January, 9am-3pm

Dudley

  • Dudley Market Place, High Street, DY1 1PQ, Friday 17 January, 9am-2pm, Friday 31 January, 9am-2pm
  • Asda, Pearson Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3BJ, Monday 27 January, 10am-4pm

Walsall

  • Tesco, Silver Street, Brownhills, WS8 6DZ, Tuesday 21 January, 9am-3pm
  • Willenhall Market, Market Place, Willenhall, WV13 2AA, Wednesday 29 January, 9am-3pm

Sandwell

  • Asda, Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, DY4 0BP, Monday 20 January, 9am-3pm
  • Wednesbury Town Centre (near Clock Tower), Wednesday 22 January, 9am-3pm
  • Tesco, Fox Oak Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5DF, Tuesday 28 January, 9am-3pm

Sally Roberts, Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB), said: “The COVID-19 vaccination programme started in October and since then more than 134,000 people in the Black Country have come forward for a vaccine to get protected.


“Now, with just two weeks left before the COVID-19 vaccination offer closes, we want to encourage everyone who is eligible and yet to receive a vaccine, to come forward before it’s too late.


“COVID-19 hasn’t gone away but your protection from previous vaccinations wanes over time, so it’s still important to get your jab if you are eligible. So, please visit our pop-up clinics over the next few weeks.”

Flu vaccinations are also available at the pop-up clinics for those eligible and will remain available until the end of March.

You can find more information about the pop-up clinics on the NHS Black Country ICB website.

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