THOUSANDS of new Covid-19 booster appointments have been released this week for people in Brighton and Hove.
450 additional appointments a day have been released for the vaccination centre at Churchill Square, and clinics have been opened up to December 24, with more dates being released soon.
The additional appointments come after demand showed that more than 800 people a day have been receiving their vaccination this week in the city.
Further to this, the service which runs the Brighton Racecourse service is joining the National Booking System next week so their appointments will be bookable in the same way – via the website or by calling 119.
This includes their pop up services at Portslade Health Centre. Across their services more than 2000 vaccinations take place on average every week.
Mobile vaccination services are also still continuing with the team visiting key locations across the city each week – for the latest dates visit the walk in vaccination sessions tab on Sussex Health and Care Partnership website.
Walk in vaccinations are still available at the Churchill Square service as well, but will now be limited to 300 a day with people being asked to reserve a slot on site when they attend.
The release of new appointments comes as it was announced this week that 40 to 49 year olds are now eligible for a booster once they reach six months from the date of their second vaccine, and it is expected that they will be able to start booking next week.
A spokesman for the Sussex Covid-19 vaccination programme said: “Vaccination teams are working incredibly hard to offer as many appointments as possible as we know people are keen to come forward and receive this vital protection ahead of the winter.”
“It has been fantastic to see the numbers of people being vaccinated already in Brighton and we hope we can make it as easy as possible for local residents to receive their booster vaccine.”
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