Emily Chudy
31 March 2021, 6:55 pm
A library in east London saw long queues as it was announced that people could walk in for surplus Covid-19 vaccine stock.
Walthamstow Library vaccinated 3,000 people on Wednesday after the call-out for local people for spare vaccines, who were prioritised based on risk.
Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, tweeted on Wednesday morning about the extra supply, saying: “Walthamstow there is extra supply of Covid-19 vaccine today at the library.
“If you are 50+; 18+ with a health condition; a carer; a health and social care or blue light worker you can walk in before 6.30pm for 1st vaccine. Bring NHS number and evidence of the category you are in!”
Walthamstow queues: Massive line forms for walk-in Covid vaccine appointments Emily Chudy and Barney Davis
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Massive queues formed in Walthamstow Town Centre after it emerged a local library was accepting walk-in Covid-19 vaccine patients.
NHS staff at Walthamstow Library vaccinated 3,000 people on Wednesday after the call-out for local people for spare vaccines, who were prioritised based on risk.
Stella Creasy Labour MP for Walthamstow, tweeted on Wednesday morning about the extra supply, saying: “Walthamstow there is extra supply of Covid-19 vaccine today at the library.
“If you are 50+; 18+ with a health condition; a carer; a health and social care or blue light worker you can walk in before 6.30pm for 1st vaccine. Bring NHS number and evidence of the category you are in!”
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By the end of the day, staff had administered around 3,000 jabs.
Walthamstow Council and the local Labour MP Stella Creasy tweeted there were surplus
COVID-19 vaccines available and invited anyone over 50, or over 18 if they had a health condition, to come in without an appointment to receive their first dose.
Health and social care workers, as well as blue light workers (those employed by emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces) were also invited for walk-ins, but all groups were asked to bring their NHS number and evidence of what category they were in.
Thousands of people turned up in a rush to claim surplus Covid-19 vaccine stock at a Walthamstow vaccination centre. Walthamstow Library vaccinated 3,000 people yesterday (March 31) after the call-out for local people for spare vaccines, who were prioritised based on risk. The library was met with long queues, and several Twitter users reported that it took up to two hours long. This came after Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy tweeted about the extra supply, saying: “Walthamstow there is extra supply of Covid-19 vaccine today at the library. “If you are 50+; 18+ with a health condition; a carer; a health and social care or blue light worker you can walk in before 6.30pm for 1st vaccine. Bring NHS number and evidence of the category you are in!”
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