eople across England are being urged to visit hundreds of walk-in vaccination sites this weekend as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said the country was in a “race to the finish line” in its vaccination programme as summer freedoms loom.
Any adult in England will be able to be vaccinated this weekend without an appointment at hundreds of walk-in Covid-19 vaccination sites including football stadiums, theatres, supermarket car parks and shopping centres.
Six cases of the Lambda variant have been identified in the country, all of which have been linked to overseas travel.
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Over 64 million vaccines administered in England
A total of 64,089,251 Covid-19 vaccinations had taken place in England between December 8 and June 25, according to NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 310,890 on the previous day.
NHS England said 36,944,843 were first doses, a rise of 177,515 on the previous day, while 27,144,408 were a second dose, an increase of 133,375.
