Volunteers wanted to help with Covid-19 autumn booster vaccines in North Lancashire

Friday, 26 August 2022 15:35

By Greg Lambert @greglam72

Volunteers are wanted across North Lancashire to help with the Covid-19 autumn booster campaign.

Thousands of people in the region will become eligible for a further booster jab against the virus in the coming months and vaccination centres in our local area will need help from volunteer marshals in buildings and car parks to help make sure people feel safe and confident when attending their appointments.

Volunteers have so far donated well over 100,000 hours to the cause at more than 30 different community vaccination clinics and seven large-scale vaccination centres across Lancashire and South Cumbria, and the hope is that as many people as possible will come forward to help the vaccination effort this autumn and winter.

Jane Scattergood, lead for the vaccination programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria, said: "Many of the people who gave up their free time to volunteer with the vaccine roll-out over the past two years have spoken about what a satisfying experience it was helping to protect people and their local communities.

“We are so grateful to the thousands of people who previously applied and trained for voluntary roles as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccine team, but, inevitably, not all of those people will be able to volunteer their time again this autumn and winter. That is why we are urging anyone interested in volunteering to come forward.

“If you can spare a few hours a week, please sign up – it will be a big help and hopefully a very rewarding experience.”

If you want to volunteer to support the vaccinations programme, you can register now here.

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