Free jabs offered to young people over Easter

Young people in north Northamptonshire can get free vaccinations during the Easter holidays, through a series of drop-in clinics.

Children in school years 8 to 13 can receive jabs in Wellingborough and Kettering, on selected dates between 7 and 10 April.

Available vaccines include one for HPV, which protects against several cancers, the MenACWY vaccine for meningitis and septicaemia, the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, and the teenage booster for tetanus, diphtheria and polio.

Dr Jane Bethea, North Northamptonshire Council's director of public health, said: "Vaccinations help keep people healthy, safe and protected from serious illnesses."

In January, the UK lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization announced.

Bethea added: "If your child has not already been vaccinated against one or all of these diseases, then my advice is to drop in to one of these clinics during the Easter break."

No booking is required and vaccination records can be checked on arrival.

Clinics will take place on 7 April at Glamis Hall in Wellingborough, on 9 April at the town's Kingsway Centre, and on 10 April at Melton Community Centre in Kettering.

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