Local health bosses are urging anyone who needs a first Covid booster or winter booster vaccination to get it now, following the national announcement that the booster programme will pause on Sunday, 12 February.<\/p>\n
One Stockport Hub vaccination clinic, Mersey Square, Stockport, SK1 1RA will be open this Saturday, 4 February, and Saturday, 11 February, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. No booking required, just walk-in. After this date it will be closed until further notice.<\/p>\n
This latest pop-up clinic, organised by NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care and Stockport Council, is also offering the free flu jab to those who are eligible.<\/p>\n
For those who cannot make it on a Saturday, local pharmacies across Stockport are also offering vaccinations, bookable via the National Booking Service at www.nhs.uk\/covid-vaccination<\/a>.<\/p>\n After Sunday, 12 February, special arrangements will be put in place for people who are at extreme clinical risk from Covid-19 and require a vaccination.<\/p>\n Jennifer Connolly, Director of Public Health for Stockport, said: \u201cNow is the time for anyone 50 or over to get the winter booster before the national programme pauses. It\u2019s also not too late for anyone who still needs a first, second or first booster vaccination to come forward.<\/p>\n \u201cVaccination is the best protection against serious illness especially older people and those with a weakened immune system.\u201d<\/p>\n