If you are unable to attend for your planned second dose, walk-in second dose jabs will be available on a first come, first served basis between 8:30 am and 6pm each day. Where can you get a second dose vaccine without an appointment?įrom Monday July 5, walk-in vaccinations for a second dose of either Pfizer or Astra Zeneca will be available at the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre in the SSE Arena Belfast.ĭue to the high volume of requests to change second dose vaccination appointments, these will no longer be rescheduled. If you would rather pre-book an appointment, you can book online at: /get-vaccinatedĪppointments can also be made using the telephone service 03. Here are the locations you can get your first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment. “The choice is yours – the main thing is that you get your jab.”Īppointments for first Pfizer dose vaccines at the regional vaccination centres are open to anyone aged 18 and over. However, if you can book at a vaccination centre, it does bring advantages – a set time and fast track access. “It’s recognised that walk-in facilities suit some people better. And do it to help us all get back to normality – mixing with friends, nights out, holidays and all the other things we often took for granted before the pandemic struck.”Ĭovid vaccinations in the grounds of Belfast City Hall (Image: Declan Roughan / Press Eye) Do it for yourself and to protect the people close to you. Health Minister Robin Swann said: “The message is clear – the time to get your jab is now.
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Every effort will continue to be made to get more people jabbed.” Vaccination rates have slowed somewhat in recent weeks, which is not surprising given the extent of the population already reached. “We are into the hard yards in the race against the variant. However, the spread of the Delta variant means we are unable to even think about the mission being accomplished. An 85% take-up rate would itself be a remarkable achievement. Every jab counts.”Ĭhief Medical Officer Professor Sir Michael McBride added: “Our vaccination programme has been very successful and has saved many lives. There is a race between vaccination and the variant. “The modelling does provide us with an insight into the tangible benefits of further increasing vaccine take-up rate. If more people start acting in a way that helps spread the virus, then the peak will likely be more severe.Ī walk-in vaccination unit at Belfast City Hall (Image: Declan Roughan / Press Eye) There are other factors to consider, including the extent to which we all keep adhering to public health advice. Professor Young added: “It should be stressed again that modelling is not the same as predicting. It would also significantly ease potential pressures on our health service.” “It would mean hundreds fewer people in hospital, hundreds fewer suffering serious and potentially life-threatening illness.
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This assumes that everyone getting the first dose goes on to get their second dose, and the fuller protection it provides. How is the vaccination programme in Northern Ireland going?Ī concerted drive is ongoing to boost take-up rates of the vaccine even further.Īn 85% take-up for first doses is in reach by the end of July, but achieving an even higher rate of 90% would make a decisive difference, in terms of preventing serious illness and hospitalisations.Ĭhief Scientific Adviser Professor Ian Young explained: “Modelling indicates that if we could get to 90% first dose take-up by the end of July, that could reduce hospital admissions by half when the peak comes. Infection numbers have been climbing in recent weeks, reflecting the spread of the now dominant Delta variant.īut a large proportion of the population are benefiting from the protection provided by vaccination. It comes as you can now receive a second dose of a coronavirus vaccine in Northern Ireland without an appointment.Ī surge in Covid-19 cases is expected to peak by late summer in Northern Ireland. In addition to the mobile walk-in clinics, a number of NI’s regional vaccination centres will now be offering walk-ins every day for people who have not booked a first dose appointment. That’s the message from public health officials, as mobile walk-in vaccination clinics are rolled out across NI. A drive to increase Northern Ireland’s vaccine take-up rate could reduce hospital admissions by as much as 50% this summer.