Covid-19 vaccination centres announced in Hayling Island and Emsworth

Following the first 26 sites across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight starting the vaccination programme in the last couple of weeks, the new sites, including Hayling Island Health Centre and Emsworth Baptist Church, will be starting clinics.

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The vaccine will be for those aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and residents, identified as priority groups for the life-saving jab.

Dr Nigel Watson, GP and clinical lead for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, said: ‘Clinics are going really well with lots of our patients and staff saying how smoothly things have run.

‘We’d like to thank everyone for bearing with us as we know how important the vaccine is to many people. I would ask people to please continue to be patient.

‘The NHS will contact you when it is your turn to be offered a vaccine.

‘Whilst the vaccine roll-out is really good news, we know that the virus is still very much with us so we all must do everything we can to protect ourselves and others.’

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