by Abigail Beresford
People across Leicestershire are being encouraged to have the coronavirus vaccine, to protect them from the virus, as cases rise again across the county.
More than 1,300 cases were recorded in Leicester, the week commencing November 8, and 185 positive cases recorded on November 15.
There are worries in the community that cases are set to further rise again in December, with events occurring during the run up to Christmas.
Pop-up vaccination centres are being put in place across the county, to provide residents a place in which they can have easy access to the vaccine and contribute towards the fight against coronavirus.
Residents are able to receive their first dose, second dose and booster of the vaccine at the drop-in centres.
Last week, DMU students and staff were encouraged to attend a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination centre that was being held at the King Power Stadium.
The pop-up centre at the stadium ran from November 12-14, to give people time to make the decision to come down and visit.
The stadium had queues of people waiting to receive either their first, second, or booster vaccine to protect themselves from the virus.
“I’m petrified of needles, but I knew that I needed to have the vaccine to make myself feel a bit safer as the cases are rising and to protect those around me,” said Charlie Atkinson, a third-year Textiles student at De Montfort University.
“After receiving my second dose, it felt like a weight had been taken off my shoulders.”
Over 68 per cent of the UK population are now fully vaccinated, with 110 million doses having been administered.
“There’s a lot of fake news that was surrounding the vaccine, which really made me worry. However, after speaking with a GP I felt much more reassured about it,” said Mitchell Ryan, a second-year Photography student at De Montfort University.
To find out details about other pop-up clinics taking place across Leicestershire, visit https://www.leicestercityccg.nhs.uk/my-health/coronavirus-advice/coronavirus-vaccine/.
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