Doddington on the map for NHS 'Vaccinators on Tour'

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS has launched a tour by a new mobile vaccinator team to help people to get their Covid-19 jab.

Powered by NHS staff, The Vaccinators on Tour will be inviting anyone aged 18 or over to get their jab from a number of tour locations - including Doddington Hospital.

No backstage passes or appointments are required - you can just just rock up this weekend.

Jan Thomas, accountable officer of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “We’re excited to launch the Vaccinators on Tour – our new touring programme that will give everyone aged 18 and over the chance to get the vaccine close to home. We want to make it as easy as possible to get your jab, so that we can all get back to doing the things we love.

"Whether you’ve missed the pub, your favourite festival, dancing with your mates or cheering on your favourite sports team, getting your jab and making sure you come back for that all-important second dose is the best thing you can do to help us take a huge step in the right direction."

Upcoming locations for The Vaccinators on Tour this weekend include:

Saturday 10 July

• Guildhall, Cambridge from 8am - 8pm

• Meadows Community Centre, Arbury from 10am- 4pm

• Doddington Hospital from 9am – 5.30pm

Sunday 11 July

• Guildhall, Cambridge from 8am - 8pm

• Doddington Hospital from 9am – 5.30pm

All locations are open to anyone aged 18 or over, for their first or second dose and no appointment needed, just bring a face covering.

Further dates are set to be announced for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire over the coming weeks.

There are also a number of walk-in clinics available for 1st or 2nd AstraZeneca vaccines. You can have your second dose 8 weeks after your first jab. Walk-in clinics available at the following locations:

• Halls The Chemist, Orton Wistow, Peterborough – Saturday 10 July from 8am- 3pm

• Horsefair Shopping Centre, Wisbech - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Mondays until 1 August, 5.30-7.30pm

• City Care Centre, Peterborough - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Tuesdays until 1, 5.30-7.30pm

• Eatons Community Centre, St Neots - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Tuesdays, 5.30-7.30pm

• Grafton Centre, Cambridge - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Wednesdays until 1 August, 5.30-7.30pm

• Oaktree Centre, Huntingdon - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Thursdays until 1 August, 5.30-7.30pm

• East of England Showground, Peterborough - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm and Thursdays until 1 August, 5.30-7.30pm

• Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club, Cambridge - Daily until 1 August, 9am-3pm

For those who prefer to get some dates in the diary, anyone over 18 can also book an appointment at one of our existing vaccination venues. Further information on these can also be found online at www.thevaccinators.co.uk.

All of these clinics would not be possible without the support and dedication from NHS colleagues from Royal Papworth Hospital and Cambridgeshire Community Services who will be vaccinating across the weekend.