Covid-19 Clinic Venues
Covid-19 vaccines are available at the following venues for all who are eligible:
- Tesco, 46 New Square, West Bromwich, B70 7PR
- Thursday 2 May, 9am-3pm
- Sunday 5 May, 10am-3pm
- Morrisons, 239 Holyhead Rd, Wednesbury, WS10 7BD
- Tuesday 7 May, 9am-3pm
Eligibility
Those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine this year are:
- residents in a care home for older adults
- all adults aged 65 years and over
- people aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as laid out in the Immunisation Green Book, COVID-19 Chapter (Green Book)
- frontline health and social care workers
- people aged 12 to 64 years who are household contacts (as defined in the Green Book) of people with immunosuppression
- people aged 16 to 64 years who are carers (as defined in the Green Book) and staff working in care homes for older adults.
Those eligible for a flu vaccine this year are:
- those aged 65 years and over
- those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, chapter 19 (Influenza))
- pregnant women
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023
- school-aged children (from Reception to Year 11)
- those in long-stay residential care homes
- carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
- close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants.
*The flu vaccine is offered free on the NHS to anyone with a serious long-term health condition, including, but not exhausted to:
- respiratory conditions, such as asthma (needing a steroid inhaler or tablets), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including emphysema and bronchitis
- diabetes
- heart conditions, such as coronary heart disease or heart failure
- being very overweight – a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above
- chronic kidney disease
- liver disease, such as hepatitis
- some neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), or cerebral palsy
- a learning disability
- problems with your spleen like sickle cell disease, or if you’ve had your spleen removed
- a weakened immune system as a result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or taking medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy
More information
- Eligibility and more local sites
- There are also walk in vaccination sites provided by community pharmacists. Information around walk in vaccination sites can be found here:
**Dates and venues subject to Change
