Vaccination bus stops at Swindon Town's County Ground

The bus will be at the ground until 4pm today

Author: Pippa MorganPublished 18th Jul 2021

Swindon Borough Council has announced that the County Ground will be hosting the the Covid-19 vaccine bus today. The vaccination bus will be at the football club's stadium from 10am to 4pm today, and is for people aged 40 and over who cannot access a vaccination site.

For anyone unavailable today, the next time the bus will stop in the town is 7th August, outside the tented market, Wharf Green, 9.00am to 6.00pm

COVID-19 cases in Swindon are increasing and it is predicted cases will continue to rise as restrictions are eased from Monday 19th July.

The current case rate in the town stands at 281 per 100,000 and 209 new people had a confirmed positive test result reported on 17 July 2021.

157,625 people in Swindon had been given a first dose by the end of 16 July 2021.

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