Walk-in vaccine centres open in Solihull

Walk-in vaccine centres are opening up across Solihull, in a drive to get more adults vaccinated against Covid.

The Pfizer vaccine is being offered to anyone aged 18 or over today, 2 July, at Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre on Crabtree Drive, until 5pm.

Other walk-in vaccine centres are opening across Birmingham. Click here to find out more.

Infection rates in Solihull have climbed rapidly in recent weeks, from 12 per 100,000, recorded in May, to 154 per 100,000, recorded in June.

However, hospitalisations and death from the disease have not increased at the samae rate.

Ruth Tennant, Solihull Council's director of public health, said that the best defence against the virus is for every adult to be fully vaccinated.

She said: "Our best defence against Covid is for everyone aged 18 and over to get two doses.

"So far over 15,487 of our 18-29 year olds in the borough have had their first dose. If you're in this age group please join them and the other 128,729 adults who 've been vaccinated locally so far.

"Alongside the NHS and our local Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group we are doing all we can to accelerate the vaccination programme over the coming weeks. We have walk-in vaccine centres being set up across the region on a daily basis.

"And even if you are vaccinated, please make getting a regular test part of your weekly routine. We have testing centres in Chelmsley Wood and Solihull town centres, you can walk in and get tested or take away a test to do at home.

"Don 't be the person to spread the Delta variant to your family and friends, a simple test will help you protect the ones you love and make your community safer."