The following 11 large-scale Covid vaccination sites across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk and Waveney will be closed on Monday 29^th August:

• Chesterton Indoor Bowls Centre, Cambridge
• The Grafton Centre, Cambridge
• The Eatons Community Centre, Eaton Socon
• Horsefair Shopping Centre, Wisbech
• The Oaktree Centre, Huntingdon
• Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough
• City Hall, Norwich
• Connaught Hall, Attleborough
• Shakespeare Barn, King’s Lynn
• Paddock Road Surgery, Harleston
• Kelling Hospital, Holt

All centres will be open as usual during the rest of the week for both walk-ins and booked appointments to enable all those eligible to access their vital vaccination or booster jabs.

Dr David Vickers, Medical Director, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, explained:

“Vaccines remain our best line of defence against coronavirus, and we thank those who have already had their Covid-19 vaccination.

“I’d also like to thank our vaccination teams who continue to do an amazing job delivering the largest vaccination programme in NHS history and are busy making preparations for the launch of the autumn Covid-19 booster programme next month.

“We’ve currently administered more than 1.4 million doses of the vaccine as part of the largest and most successful vaccination programme in NHS history, however it’s not too late for anyone who’s eligible to be vaccinated - you can simply walk-in or book an appointment online via the National Booking Service or by ringing 119 free of charge.”

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Editors’ notes:

Those who have recently recovered from Covid should still come forward for their vaccination as having had the virus does not give the same levels of protection. Anyone over 18 and those aged 5-17 who are in a clinical risk group (or live with someone who is immunosuppressed) who have had Covid will need to wait four weeks before having any dose of the vaccine, or 12 weeks for those aged 5 to 17.

Notes on vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds

All 5-11-year-olds will be offered two 10 microgram doses of the Pfizer vaccine; a third of the amount used for adult vaccinations.

Parents and guardians are asked to attend the vaccination centre with their children and are asked to read the patient information available.

An animation is also available to help children know what to expect when they visit our vaccination centres.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough large-scale vaccination centres:

Large-scale vaccination centres are open seven days a week 8.30 am to 4.00 pm and some late evenings at the following locations:

• Horsefair Shopping Centre, Wisbech, Cambs PE13 1AR (closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays until 12th September)
• The Grafton Centre, Cambridge CB1 1PS
• The Eatons Community Centre, Eaton Socon, St Neots PE19 8ES (closed Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays until 12th September)
• The Oaktree Centre, 1 Oak Drive, Huntingdon PE29 7HN
• Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough PE1 1NT
• Chesterton Indoor Bowls Centre, Logan’s Way, Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 1BL

Further information including later evening openings is available at www.thevaccinators.co.uk

Norfolk large-scale vaccination centres

Large-scale vaccination centres are open seven days a week 8.30 am to 4.00 pm and some late evenings at the following locations:

• Paddock Road Surgery, Paddock Road, Harleston IP20 9AT (closed on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays until 12th September)
• Connaught Hall, Station Rd, Attleborough NR17 2AS
• Shakespeare Barn, King's Lynn Arts Centre, King Street, Kings Lynn PE30 1HA
• Norwich City Council HQ, St Peters Street, Norwich NR2 1NH
• Lascelles Ward, Kelling Hospital, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6QA (closed on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and will be closing permanently on 31^st August)

Information on evening openings is available here: https://apps.norfolk.gov.uk/WalkIn/Form/AllAvailableClinics

Contact:

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust’s Communications Team via ccs.communications@nhs.net