MORE than 70 per cent of people in Brighton and Hove have received their Covid-19 booster vaccine, figures reveal.

Data from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove shows that 71 per cent of eligible adults have been given a booster jab.

It comes after vaccination teams stepped up efforts throughout December to significantly increase the number of appointments available.

From an average of 80,000 a week, the number of appointments soared and reached 150,000 completed vaccinations a week.

This was to ensure all adults had been offered a booster by the end of 2021 as part of the response against the Omicron variant.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak thanked teams in Sussex for their effort in providing vaccines during a visit to the county on Thursday.

Mr Sunak visited the vaccination service at Clair Hall in Haywards Heath, run by Alliance for Better Care GP Federation.

Talking with the team, volunteers, and patients, he praised how the service was working and the collective effort to ensure that everyone was offered their vaccinations.

Since the service at Clair Hall opened in December 2020, it has delivered more than 160,000 vaccinations.

Home visits to provide booster vaccinations are also underway, with health workers visiting some of the most vulnerable people in the county.

Walk-in vaccination centres are open across Sussex this week.

Details of the sites are as follows:

Tuesday 11 January 2022

• 09.00-18.00 – Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9ED

• 08.00-17.30 (closed between 12.00-13.30) – Saxonbury House Medical Group, Croft Road, Crowborough, TN6 1DL. 1st, 2nd and booster doses, 12 years and above. Pfizer.

• 09.00-17.00 – Kings Church, The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA. AstraZeneca and Pfizer. (Walk in for 1st and 2nd doses. Book for boosters by using the National Booking Service or call 119 – keep checking for new appointments)

• 10.00-17.00 – Tesco Hollington, Church Wood Drive, St Leonards, Hastings TN38 9RB. 1st, 2nd and booster doses, 18 years and above.

• 09.00-13.00 and 14.30-18.30 – Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN. Pfizer for 1st and 2nd doses. Moderna for booster doses.

• 11.00-16.00 – Newhaven Youth Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven, BN9 9BA

Wednesday 12 January 2022

• 09.00-18.00 – Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9ED

• 08.00-19.30 – Saxonbrook Medical, Maidenbower Place, Crawley RH10 7QH

• 08.30-15.30 – Tilgate Community Centre, Shackleton Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5DF

• 08.00-17.30 (closed between 12.00-13.30) – Saxonbury House Medical Group, Croft Road, Crowborough, TN6 1DL. 1st, 2nd and booster doses, 12 years and above. Pfizer.

• 09.00-17.00 – Kings Church, The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA. AstraZeneca and Pfizer. (Walk in for 1st and 2nd doses. Book for boosters by using the National Booking Service or call 119 – keep checking for new appointments)

• 11.00-15.30 – Tesco Superstore, Church Road, Hove, BN3 2DL

Thursday 13 January 2022

• 09.00-18.00 – Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9ED

• 08.30-15.30 – Broadfield Barton Community Centre, Broadfield Barton, Crawley, RH11 9BA

• 08.00-18.00 – Saxonbrook Medical, Maidenbower Place, Crawley RH10 7QH

• 08.00-17.30 (closed between 12.00-13.30) – Saxonbury House Medical Group, Croft Road, Crowborough, TN6 1DL. 1st, 2nd and booster doses, 12 years and above. Pfizer.

• 09.00-17.00 – Kings Church, The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA. AstraZeneca and Pfizer. (Walk in for 1st and 2nd doses. Book for boosters by using the National Booking Service or call 119 – keep checking for new appointments)

• 09.00-13.00 and 14.30-18.30 – Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN. Pfizer for 1st and 2nd doses. Moderna for booster doses.

• 10.30-14.30 – Outside Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7HY

Friday 14 January 2022

• 10.30-14.30 – St Peter’s Church, York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU

• 08.00-18.00 – Saxonbrook Medical, Maidenbower Place, Crawley RH10 7QH

• 08.00-17.30 (closed between 12.00-13.30) – Saxonbury House Medical Group, Croft Road, Crowborough, TN6 1DL. 1st, 2nd and booster doses, 12 years and above. Pfizer.

• 09.00-17.00 – Kings Church, The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA. AstraZeneca and Pfizer. (Walk in for 1st and 2nd doses. Book for boosters by using the National Booking Service or call 119 – keep checking for new appointments)

• 09.00-13.00 and 14.30-18.30 – Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3DN. Pfizer for 1st and 2nd doses. Moderna for booster doses.

• 10.30-16.00 – Asda Superstore, Battle Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7AA. 1st and 2nd doses. Pfizer and limited Astra Zeneca. 

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