Covid-19 booster walk-in centres Newcastle: Where can I get booster vaccine near me - including under 30s

The people of Newcastle are scrambling to source their Covid booster jabs in time for Christmas as the new Omicron variant runs rampant.

The number of new cases in the city is at its highest this year with 68,000 positive tests coming in on December 15.

It is thought that while protection weakens against the ultra-transmissible mutation with two jabs, having a booster improves this dramatically.

Prime minister Boris Johnson said everyone aged over 18 in England will be offered booster jabs from this week, in an announcement aired on television on Sunday night.

The prime minister said extra vaccine sites and mobile units would be set up across England, and opening hours extended.

He said: “At this point our scientists cannot say that Omicron is less severe.

“And even if that proved to be true, we already know it is so much more transmissible that a wave of Omicron through a population that was not boosted would risk a level of hospitalisation that could overwhelm our NHS and lead sadly to very many deaths.”

Across Newcastle, a number of pharmacies, hospitals and clinics are offering walk-in booster jabs.

On the NHS website, this morning (December 16) it says you can get a walk-in booster dose if it’s been three months since your second dose and:

• aged 18 years old or over.
• aged 16 years old or over with a health condition that puts you at high risk from Covid-19.

You will have to face a longer queue at a walk-in centre, but as NewcastleWorld found yesterday, they are moving quickly with staff vaccinating someone every 90 seconds.

You can search with your postcode on the NHS website here to find your nearest vaccination centre.

See below the list of all sites offering Covid booster jab walk-ins across Newcastle, as updated on Thursday December 16.

Douglas Pharmacy

17 Ashburton Road, Newcastle, NE3 4XN

Open Friday December 17 to Wednesday December 22, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Vaccinating people age 16 and over.

Northumbria University

Northumbria University, Coach Lane Campus West - 15 Coach Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7XA

Open Friday December 17 to Sunday December 19, 9 am to 5 pm.

Vaccinating people age 12 and over.

Lobley Hill Vaccination Site

Scafell Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 9LJ

Open Friday December 17 to Wednesday December 22, 9 am to 5 pm.

Vaccinating people age 12 and over.

Mail My Meds Pharmacy

Infotel, Balliol Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8EW

Open Saturday December 18 from 9 am to 1 pm, Sunday December 19 from 10 am to 1:30 pm, Monday December 20 from 9 am to 4 pm and Tuesday December 21 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Vaccinating people age 16 and over.

Fairmans Pharmacy - Wallsend

22-24 High Street West, Wallsend, NE28 8HU

Open Thursday December 16 to Friday December 17 from 10 am to 4 pm and Monday December 20 to Wednesday December 22 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Vaccinating people age 16 and over.

Coast Road Pharmacy

11 Coast Road, Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE28 9HP

Open Saturday December 18 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.

Vaccinating people age 12 and over.

White Swan Centre - Vaccination Centre

White Swan Centre, Citadel East, Killingworth, Newcastle, NE12 6SS

Open Thursday December 16 from 8 am to 12 pm.

Vaccinating people age 16 and over.

St Paul’s House/Willington Quay Pharmacy

Unit 3 Eldon Street, Willington Quay, NE28 6NQ

Open Thursday December 16 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Saturday December 18 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and from Monday December 20 to Wednesday December 22 from 10 am to 12:30 pm.

Vaccinating people age 12 and over.

Unit 30 Royal Quays Outlet Shopping Centre

30 Royal Quays Outlet Shopping Centre, North Shields, NE29 6DW

Open Saturday December 18 from 1 pm to 4 pm, Sunday December 19 from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday December 20 from 8 am to 5 pm, Tuesday December 21 and Wednesday December 22 from 1 pm to 7 pm.

Vaccinating people age 16 and over.

There is also a pop-up site at Trinity Square in Gateshead, open today until supplies run out.