Nearly 800 people have taken advantage of walk-in Covid vaccinations across the county.

The 'big weekend' of vaccinations held across the country included Lincolnshire and ran from Friday to Sunday.

Seven hundred and seventy nine people took advantage of walk-in opportunities at vaccination sites including at the county's two Mass Vaccination Centres at the Lincolnshire Showground, and PRSA, Boston, as well as via a mobile unit at the Arboretum, Lincoln, at Newlands Pharmacy, Lincoln, and at the Storehouse, Skegness.

The walk-in opportunities provided the opportunity to have a vaccination without the need to pre-book an appointment, and people around the county responded positively.

Rebecca Neno, Deputy Chief Nurse, NHS Lincolnshire CCG, said: "We are really pleased with how the walk-ins went over the weekend, mainly because we were able to give 779 vaccinations that otherwise might not have happened, or at the very least might not have happened until a later date."

"When you consider that the 779 people who got vaccinated via a walk-in last weekend are in addition to all of the pre-booked vaccination appointments that also happened over the same weekend, it's a pretty impressive number. That being said, it's still not too late to get vaccinated and we will be running more walk-ins this week, in an effort to get even more people vaccinated – don't forget, you need two doses to get the maximum protection."

This week there will be walk-in opportunities available on a 'first come, first served' basis as follows:

Brayford Wharf (outside Square Sail) – mobile unit offering Pfizer walk-ins, first doses, 12pm-3pm Saturday 3rd July

University of Lincoln Sports Centre – offering Pfizer walk-ins, first doses, 8.30am-6.30pm, Saturday 3rd July

PRSA MVC, Boston – offering Pfizer and AZ walk-ins (no individual choice of vaccine, will be administered according to JCVI guidance), first and second doses, 8am-7pm Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th June, Thursday 1st July, Friday 2nd July, Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th July

Lincolnshire Showground MVC – offering AZ only walk-ins, first and second doses for people in cohorts 1-10/aged 40 and over, 8am-7pm Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th June, Thursday 1st July, Friday 2nd July

Storehouse, Skegness – offering Pfizer walk-ins, first and second doses, 8.30am-5pm Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd July, and AZ walk ins, first and second doses on Tuesday 29th June 9am-12.30pm

Marisco Medical Practice, Mablethorpe – offering AZ, first and second doses walk-ins 9am – 12.30pm Saturday 3rd July, and Pfizer, first and second doses walk-ins 1pm–5pm Saturday 3rd July