Pop-up clinics set up to boost winter vaccinations

Pop-up clinics have been set up in the Black Country in a bid to encourage eligible people to come forward for their winter flu and Covid-19 vaccinations.

Walk-in appointments will be available in supermarkets, town centres and shops throughout January, the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) said.

It added that people eligible for the vaccines included those aged 65 or over, pregnant, aged six months to 64 years in clinical risk groups, care home residents and frontline health workers.

Dr Ananta Dave, chief medical officer for the ICB, encouraged anyone who had not yet received their vaccination to come forward, as respiratory viruses "spread more easily" during winter.

"With these viruses circulating in our communities, it's vital that everyone prepares for potential winter illnesses, especially those who are at higher risk, such as the elderly, young children, and those with long-term health conditions," she added.

Dr Dave said the pop-up clinics enable people to come forward at a time and location that suits them, without the need to book an appointment.

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