One Stockport Hub to offer walk-in Covid-19 vaccines for 12-15 year olds

The walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the One Stockport Hub will offer first and second doses of vaccines for 12-15 year olds at dedicated sessions from 20th-22nd December.

This age group can walk into the One Stockport Hub, Mersey Square, SK1 1RA, with a parent, guardian, or carer for their first or second vaccination. Parental consent is needed on arrival and 12 weeks must have passed since the first dose was administered in order to be eligible for the second.

The clinic is open to this age group on the following dates:

• Monday, 20 December, 10am-3pm,
• Tuesday, 21 December, 10am-2pm, and
• Wednesday, 22 December, 10am-3pm.

There is no need to book an appointment for these clinics, just turn up. Parents can also book COVID-19 vaccinations online for their 12-15 year old children on the National Booking Service, or by calling 119 for free.

Dr Cath Munro, Chair of NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group said:

“We’re pleased to be able offer this age group the opportunity to have their second COVID-19 vaccination before Christmas.

“But if a young person still hasn’t taken up the offer of a first vaccination, please attend one of the three clinics at the One Stockport Hub. Having the vaccine protects you from serious illness and makes you less likely to spread COVID-19, keeping your friends and family from getting seriously ill from COVID-19 this Christmas.”

Colin Foster, Stockport Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Family Services & Education, said:

“With the Omicron variant quickly spreading through the country, it’s so important that our young people protect themselves, their families and the wider community by getting a second Covid vaccination if it’s been 12 weeks since their first.

“It’s also not too late for them to get a first vaccination if they missed their school date or couldn’t have it sooner due to having had Covid in the past few months.”

In order to meet demand for the Covid-19 vaccine and combat the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the One Stockport Hub will solely be operating as a vaccination centre in the run up to Christmas, with residents invited to access library and IT services from Central Library and other libraries across the borough in its place.