Drive-through jabs offer for schoolchildren in Staffordshire

The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) will be running the drive-through clinics on the St George's Hospital site, in Stafford.

The clinics will run Monday to Friday between 2pm and 6pm until the end of the school term.

The service will focus on providing vaccinations for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) for Year 8 and 9 students and 'catch ups' for Year 10 and 11 pupils across Staffordshire. It will also focus on measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) 'catch up' for Year 8, 9 and 10.

Those arriving on site for their allotted appointment time will be met by a member of the team, who will be wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and will administer the vaccinations through the vehicle's open window.

Sandra Bloor, team leader for the service, said: "We continue to work closely with schools in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to provide clinics on site where possible, ensuring that national guidance is followed.

"However, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we are working in a different way to offer these important vaccinations to young people.”

An appointment will need to be booked in advance by calling the team on 0300 124 0366.