NHS Ayrshire & Arran will be offering vaccinations on a drop-in basis at Kilwinning Academy this Sunday.
No appointment is necessary and the clinic is open to anyone in the nine priority groups for vaccination who has not yet taken up the offer of a COVID-19 jab.
That includes:
- Everyone aged over 50 years old
- Under-50s who are unpaid carers
- Under-50s with underlying health conditions that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19
- Under-50s who are members of a shielding household, and health and social care workers
Health chiefs say that with new variants of concern now circulating in Scotland, it is more important than ever to be get the jab.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran director of public health Lynne McNiven said: “We want as many people as possible who are eligible for their vaccine to come forward and roll up their sleeve.
"If you have already been invited but did not attend your appointment – for whatever reason – it is not too late to be vaccinated.
“This is a drop-in clinic for anyone in cohorts 1 to 9 as set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
"You simply turn up on the day and our vaccinators will be able to see you, there is no need to have an appointment.
“Our vaccination programme is making a real difference in our communities and has significantly reduced the number of infections and hospitalisations locally.
"We can continue making this progress and getting back to something more like normal if people support us by coming forward for vaccine when offered.”
The clinic will run this Sunday, May 23 from 1pm to 5pm at Kilwinning Academy, Dalry Road, Kilwinning KA13 7HD.
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