Childhood vaccination clinics open in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Children in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being offered a chance to get protected from serious illness over the Easter holidays.

Vaccines against the likes of measles and meningitis will be available free of charge at walk-in clinics, running from today (7 April) until next Thursday (17 April).

HPV, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, and meningitis and sepsis, are also available at eight venues for eligible children.

The RSV vaccine will also be on offer for those who are at least 28 weeks pregnant, plus the whooping cough jab for those 16 weeks pregnant or more.

Integrated Vaccination Service Programme Lead with NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Cali Makewell, said: “We want to help parents and carers across the area protect their children from serious illness. That’s why we’re organising a series of walk-in vaccination clinics so that children in eligible age groups can get the vaccines they need, quickly and easily.

“We know life can be busy, so the school holidays are a perfect time for eligible children to get vaccinated. You don’t need to book an appointment; just turn up and give your child the protection they need.”

Walk-in clinic details

Cambridge:

Ross Street Community Centre, Ross Street, Cambridge, CB1 3BZ

• Monday 7 April, 9:30am - 2:30pm

• Monday 14 April, 9:30am - 2:30pm

Fenland:

Oasis Child & Family Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Wisbech, PE13 3NR

• Tuesday 8 April, 9am - 3pm

• Tuesday 15 April, 9am - 3pm

Doddington Vaccination Centre, Stonea Corridor, Doddington Hospital, PE15 0UG

• Wednesday 9 April, 8:30am - 4:30pm

• Thursday 17 April, 8:30am - 4:30pm

East Cambridgeshire:

Littleport Child & Family Centre, Parsons Lane, Littleport, CB6 1JT

• Friday 11 April, 9am - 3pm

Soham Child & Family Centre, Pratt St, Soham, CB7 5BH

• Tuesday 8 April, 9am - 3pm

Peterborough:

Bretton Baptist Church, Copeland, Peterborough, PE3 6YJ

• Tuesday 8 April, 9am - 3pm

• Tuesday 15 April, 9am - 3pm

The Fleet Italian Community Centre, Fleet Avenue, Fletton, Peterborough, PE2 8DL

• Thursday 10 April, 9am - 3pm

The Millennium Caribbean Centre, Dickens Street, Peterborough, PE1 5GD

• Saturday 12 April, 9am - 3pm

All clinics will be providing the following vaccinations:

• MMR (measles, mumps and rubella): 1+ years

• Meningitis ACWY (meningitis and sepsis): 13 - 24 years

• HPV (human papillomavirus): 12 (Year 8) - 24 years

• Td/IPV Vaccine (3-in-1 booster for diphtheria, tetanus and polio): 13 - 14 years

• Pertussis (whooping cough): From 16 weeks+ pregnant

• RSV Vaccine: From 28 weeks+ pregnant

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