Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed another big week for the Northern Ireland (NI) vaccination programme.


The ‘Jabbathon’ student jab initiative continues with walk-in clinics at university and Further Education college campuses.
Vaccines will also be provided at the Balmoral Show, with a walk-in clinic running every day.
Minister Swann said: “The drive to get as many people in NI vaccinated [as possible] continues with a series of walk-in clinics.
“Every single vaccination counts – for individuals, for their family and friends, and for our health service.
“We are all deeply concerned about the immense pressures on the health and care system. Getting your jab is the single most important thing you can do for the health service and its staff.”
Figures published by the Department of Health last week showed that of those in ICU wards with Covid-19, 72 per cent are totally unvaccinated, having not had a single Covid-19 vaccine jab; 8 per cent have had one jab; and 20 per cent have had two jabs.
Totally unvaccinated people comprise less than 12 per cent of our adult population, yet account for 72 per cent of people in ICU.
For updates on the ongoing programme of walk-in vaccine clinics in NI, see https://www.nidirect.gov.uk.
First dose vaccination appointments can also be booked at participating community pharmacies; see https://tinyurl.com/dtejmxxr.
This week’s Balmoral Show walk-in clinic, run by the South Eastern Trust, will be open from 10am to 6pm, from this Wednesday, September 22 to Friday, September 24, and from 10am to 5pm this Saturday, September 25.
A number of this week’s Jabbathon walk-in clinics are open to the general public, with full details as follows.

South West Regional College
• Skills Centre: Tuesday, September 21, 10.30am to 1.30pm;
• Omagh Campus: Wednesday, September 22 , 1-5pm (open to the public); and
• Erne Campus: Thursday, September 23, 4-8pm (open to the public).

CAFRE
• Enniskillen Campus: Tuesday, September 21, 3-6pm;
• Greenmount Campus, Antrim: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (September 20, 21 and 23), 10am to 2.30pm; and
• Loughry Campus, Cookstown: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (September 20, 21 and 23), 10am to 2.30pm.

Queen’s University Belfast
• Quad Lawn: Monday, September 20 to Thursday, September 24, 10am to 4pm (open to the public);
• Stranmillis College Belfast: Thursday, September 23, 10am to 7pm; and
• St. Mary’s University College Belfast: Monday, September 20 to Thursday, September 23, 12.15-2pm.

Ulster University
• Magee Campus, Sports Hall: Wednesday, September 22, 1-5pm; and Thursday, September 23, 4-8pm (open to the public;
• Jordanstown Campus, Sports Hall 2: Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21, 10am to 3pm (open to the public); and
• Coleraine Campus, Sports Hall: Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21, 10am to 3pm (open to the public). There is a ‘no heels’ policy at this location.

Belfast Metropolitan College
• Millfield Campus: Monday, Wednesday and Friday (September 20, 22 and 24), 10am to 4pm;
• Springfield Campus: Tuesday, September 21, 10am to 4pm;
• Castlereagh Campus, Gym: Tuesday, September 21, 9.30am to 4.30pm; and
• Titanic Campus, Students Union: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (September 20, 22 and 23), 9.30am to 4.30pm.

North West Regional College
• Strabane Campus: Monday, September 20, 2-5pm; and
• Strand Road Sports Centre: Tuesday, September 21, 9.30am to 1.30pm (open to the public).