In Peterborough many have not even had one dose of the vaccine, with more than 30 per cent of the population completely unvaccinated – so city residents who are unvaccinated are being urged to get their first doses. Nearly 40 per cent have not had their second doses yet.
A spokeswoman for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG said walk in sessions are not available for booster doses.
Walk-ins currently available in Peterborough are:
1st doses – for all patients aged 12+. Patients aged 12-15 must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Anyone aged 16+ can walk in on their own to get their first dose.
2nd doses – for all patients aged 16+, and for patients who are in at-risk groups aged 12-15. Patients in this latter group must bring a letter from the NHS as proof of eligibility for their second dose, and be accompanied by a parent or carer. The Government has announced that all 12-15s will become eligible for a second dose in due course, but this isn’t yet operational.
3rd primary doses – these are different from booster doses and can only be accessed by a group of very vulnerable patients who are eligible due to severe immunosuppression. Eligible patients have been contacted directly via a letter to explain the process.
Patients in this group can walk in to our walk-in sites provided they bring the letter.
For walk-ins, all you need to bring is a face covering. You do not need to bring ID and you do not require an NHS number.
To book a vaccine – or to find when and where vaccine centres are operating in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire – visit https://www.thevaccinators.co.uk/
