Walk in vaccinations for schoolchildren in Jersey

10 November 2021

People in Jersey aged 12 to 17 years old will be able to attend a walk in centre for Covid vaccinations.

Fort Regent will be open every day for anyone in the age range who needs a Covid injection.

Specially trained staff with experience of providing injections to young people will be at the centre.

It will be open weekdays from 11:30-18:30 GMT and at weekends from 08:30-15:30 GMT.

On Monday, there were 611 active Covid cases on the island, according to the Government of Jersey.

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Health bosses say the clinics are for people who have struggled to get to their GP or a pharmacy.

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Emily Walls, who had to learn to walk again after contracting chickenpox aged two, welcomes new free vaccinations.

The new jab will be combined with the MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.