24 hours left to book first Covid jab at Watford Football Club

On Sunday, Watford Football Club's Vicarage Road stadium is being transformed into a vaccination centre.

The Pfizer vaccine is being given to anyone over the age of 18 who yet to receive their first jab.

Running from 10am until 9pm on Sunday (June 27), the super-sized clinic is designed to support the town’s efforts to reduce Covid infection rates, and protect people from new variants of the virus.

Morning slots have sold out but there's plenty of availability in the afternoon and evening still - bookings, which are free to make, must be made by 3pm on Saturday (June 24) via Eventbrite.

Alternatively, people can walk up on the day without an appointment, but Watford Borough Council, which is running the clinic in partnership with the NHS and a range of other community organisations, says those without bookings could face longer queues.

There is no need to provide ID and people don't need to be registered with a GP to visit the vaccination clinic.

A follow-up clinic will run in around eight weeks time.

The vaccination clinic will be set up at Watford's football stadium. Credit: Action Images

Covid cases are rising across Hertfordshire and the county's director of public health said last week that 90 per cent of Hertfordshire's cases are that of the Delta variant, that originated in India.

In particular, young adults have been driving the rates, many of whom may not have been fully vaccinated yet.

Public Health England analysis suggests the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 96 per cent effective against hospitalisation from the Delta variant after two doses.

Dr Asif Faizy, board GP for Watford and Three Rivers and locality chairman of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, said: "Getting vaccinated is the way to protect yourself and your loved ones, please come down to the football club.

"Myself and all of the doctors will be happy to answer any questions you have. There will be helpers there who speak a number of the languages used locally if you need a translator."

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Entry to the stadium will be from outside The Hornets shop and down Occupation Road. The stadium is fully wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available, but there will be no other parking available.

A managed queueing system will be in place to ensure social distancing is maintained and face masks must be worn at all times when inside the building (unless exempt).

Book the first dose of your Pfizer Covid vaccination at Watford Football Club on Sunday, by 3pm on Saturday, at Eventbrite here.