General Information

In a significant milestone for the vaccine rollout, adults aged 18 and over are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Birmingham and Solihull have had huge successes over recent weeks with mobile units and walk-in slots, and are holding a big ‘Walk-in Weekend’, this weekend 18-20 June.

A number of ‘Walk-in, no appointment needed’ vaccination clinics have been set up to encourage anyone who is aged between 18-40 to get their vaccine.

This weekend, the Vaccination Centre at Aston Villa Football Club (Villa Park) will play a big part in offering Pfizer vaccines to anyone aged 18-40. The walk-ins begin at 10am and will close at 2pm. People can just turn up, no appointment is needed, people do not need to be registered with a GP, do not need an NHS number and do not need ID to get a vaccination. Second doses of Pfizer will only be given to people who have had their first dose of Pfizer, more than eight weeks ago.

Mobile vaccination clinics open to offer walk-ins this weekend:

•  Aston Villa Football Club: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June, 10am to 2pm
• Norton Hall: Ralph Rd, Saltley, B8 1NA, Saturday 19 June, 10am to 2pm
• The Khattak Hub: The Memorial Health Centre, 309 Bolton Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0AU, Saturday 19 June, 10am to 2pm

In addition, the vaccination bus will be out on the roads again next week at St Peter’s Church in Hall Green and at Birmingham City Church, details of these and all the Weekend Walk-ins are online here.

Queues are likely at the mobile van and walk-in locations. If you would prefer to book an appointment, those who are eligible will be contacted by the NHS to book their vaccination, or you can call 119, or visit the NHS booking website here. Find out more about the vaccine here.

 

Birmingham City Council’s latest weekly coronavirus general update can be seen here, and their dashboard of Covid-19 information for the week ending 4th June can be seen here.

Across Birmingham, the number of cases increased by 191 cases compared with last week (668 cases this week compared to 477 last week). 4 wards reported no new cases this week.

Moseley’s case rate increased again from the previous week, to 138 per 100,000 people.

Total cases rose in all age groups. The average daily COVID admissions to Birmingham’s hospitals remained low this week with between 4 and 12 new cases a day across the hospitals in the city (total = 58), a slight increase from between 4 and 10 last week (total = 48). The number of deaths dropped to 1 from 2 deaths in the previous week.

The percentage of positive tests has increased, but the overall rate of testing using PCR, LFD or both has decreased. All adults who don’t have symptoms should now be testing twice a week using the rapid lateral flow tests. You can order free at-home tests here, and testing kits are also available at our local network of community pharmacies.

Spread appears to be primarily occurring through household, social and workplace interactions, but it isn’t inevitable and www.germdefence.org can help.

People aged 23 and over are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who are eligible will be contacted by the NHS to book their vaccination, or you can book a vaccination, or manage an existing appointment, here. You can also schedule your vaccination by calling 119.

Full information on the restrictions at the current stage of lockdown easing can be seen on the government website here, in the summary flyer here, and in our detailed summary here, which we’ll update next week in line with the reduced changes now due on 21st June.