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Staffordshire County Council – Vaccine and Testing update 02.11.2021

Dear Residents

We have been advised by Staffordshire County Council of the following:

Care Home Staff – Vaccinations

  • We are working with care homes and staff to remind them of the November 11 deadline – where staff must have had both doses of the vaccine to work in the home. (Unless they are medically exempt)
  • This also applies to people who enter the care home for work purposes.
  • We are also reminding partners who may have staff visiting home, for example contract ambulance pick-ups.

Vaccinations:

  • Two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine give you the best protection from coronavirus.
  • The county council, together with our partners continues to push vaccination take up for those who have not yet had their first or second dose.
  • The uptake of the booster Covid jab has been slow in the county and nationally.
  • Anybody who has is 50 or over or has had certain health conditions are eligible six months after their second dose.
  • As well as checking on the NHS portal our vaccination trailer is also touring local communities. Next week it will be at Burton, Tamworth and Penkridge Fire Stations.
  • See here for more details https://www.twbstaffsandstoke.org.uk/coronavirus/how-to-get-a-vaccine-where-and-travelling

Walk-in Vaccine Clinics for over 16s

Testing

People without symptoms only:

People with symptoms:

  • People with symptoms should not use a Lateral Flow Test and should self-isolate and book an appointment at one of the national testing sites.
  • Bookings can be made at www.nhs.uk/coronavirus or by phoning 119
  • Mobile Testing Units (MTUs): Two national MTUs are operating across the county. These are national testing mobile centres, but the county council influences where they are deployed.

The Planned Mobile Testing Units Rota to 12th November is as follows (subject to change)

Date Additional MTU

(support of closed LTS)

MTU 1 MTU 2
           
Tuesday 2 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Codsall

WV8 1PX

Leek Britannia HQ

(Newton House) ST13 5RL

Wednesday 3 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Lichfield

WS13 6QG

Leek Britannia HQ

(Newton House) ST13 5RL

Thursday 4 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL JCB – Cheadle

ST10 2JU

Lichfield

WS13 6QG

Friday 5 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL JCB – Cheadle

ST10 2JU

Lichfield

WS13 6QG

Saturday 6 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL JCB Tunstall – Genesis Centre ST6 4PY Tamworth – Sir Robert Peel B78 3NG
Sunday 7 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL JCB Tunstall – Genesis Centre ST6 4PY Tamworth – Sir Robert Peel B78 3NG
Monday 8 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Leek Britannia HQ

(Newton House) ST13 5RL

Codsall

WV8 1PX

Tuesday 9 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Leek Britannia HQ

(Newton House) ST13 5RL

Codsall

WV8 1PX

Wednesday 10 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Leek Britannia HQ

(Newton House) ST13 5RL

Tamworth – Sir Robert Peel B78 3NG
Thursday 11 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Lichfield

WS13 6QG

Tamworth – Sir Robert Peel B78 3NG
Friday 12 November Meadowside LC – Burton on Trent DE14 1TL Lichfield

WS13 6QG

Tamworth – Sir Robert Peel B78 3NG