A HEALTH board has completed the first dose of Covid-19 vaccination for all its residents - and is now focusing on second doses. 

NHS Lanarkshire has hailed the rollout of the vaccination programme as a 'massive achievement'.

Dr Mark Russell, Lead for the covid-19 vaccination programme in Lanarkshire, said: “Everyone in Lanarkshire who is eligible for a vaccination should now have been offered a first dose. This is a massive achievement for everyone involved and I would like to thank our staff and our local communities for getting us this far.

“But it’s not over and covid-19 is still here. We are continuing to see an increase in the number of cases, so we want to make sure as many people as possible are vaccinated. To ensure local people have access to vaccination clinics, we are now running more drop-in clinics across Lanarkshire.”

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The drop-in clinics are open from 9am to 5pm in seven local centres and every day from 8.30am to 7.30pm in Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell and the Alistair McCoist Complex in East Kilbride. From July 12 the drop-ins in two large centres will run from noon to 8pm to provide more clinics in the evening.

They are open to anyone aged 18 or over who needs first dose and for those who need a second dose and it’s been eight weeks or more since their first dose.

Due to the move to more local centres the dedicated vaccination shuttle bus from Cumbernauld to Ravenscraig will stop running from July 12. From this date all appointments and drop-in clinics is this area will be at Muirfield Community Centre.

The shuttle bus from Motherwell train station to Ravenscraig will continue to run throughout the summer, as this is a local centre for people in that area.

Information for all drop-in clinics is published on the website HERE

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Dr Russell, added: “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to be vaccinated. There are many reasons why people may have missed their first dose – they aren’t registered with a GP or they may have changed their minds, but we want them to come along now. It is also important to attend for both doses to achieve maximum protection against the Delta variant and for long-lasting protection.”

Details of drop-in clinics:

• Wednesday 7 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 8.30am to 7.30pm

• Wednesday 7 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm

• Wednesday 7 July: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, Hamilton – 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 8 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 8.30am to 7.30pm

• Thursday 8 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 8 July: Stonehouse Lifestyles, Stonehouse – 9am to 5pm • Friday 9 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 8.30am to 7.30pm

• Friday 9 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm • Friday 9 July: St Nicholas Church Hall, Lanark – 9am to 5pm

• Saturday 10 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 8.30am to 7.30pm

• Saturday 10 July: Time Capsule, Coatbridge – 9am to 5pm

• Saturday 10 July: Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen – 9am to 5pm

• Sunday 11 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 8.30am to 7.30pm

• Sunday 11 July: Time Capsule, Coatbridge – 9am to 5pm • Sunday 11 July: Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen – 9am to 5pm

• Monday 12 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Monday 12 July: Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Bellshill – 9am to 5pm

• Monday 12 July: Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen – 9am to 5pm • Monday 12 July: Stonehouse Lifestyles, Stonehouse – 9am to 5pm

• Tuesday 13 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Tuesday 13 July: Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex, Bellshill – 9am to 5pm

• Tuesday 13 July: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, Hamilton – 9am to 5pm

• Tuesday 13 July: Stonehouse Lifestyles, Stonehouse – 9am to 5pm • Wednesday 14 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm • Wednesday 14 July: Time Capsule, Coatbridge – 9am to 5pm

• Wednesday 14 July: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, Hamilton – 9am to 5pm

• Wednesday 14 July: Stonehouse Lifestyles, Stonehouse – 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 15 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Thursday 15 July: St Nicholas Church Hall, Lanark – 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 15 July: Time Capsule, Coatbridge – 9am to 5pm

• Thursday 15 July: Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre, Hamilton – 9am to 5pm

• Friday 16 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Friday 16 July: Time Capsule, Coatbridge – 9am to 5pm

• Friday 16 July: St Nicholas Church Hall, Lanark – 9am to 5pm

• Friday 16 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm

• Saturday 17 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Saturday 17 July: St Nicholas Church Hall, Lanark – 9am to 5pm

• Saturday 17 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm

• Saturday 17 July: Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen – 9am to 5pm

• Sunday 18 July: Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre and Alistair McCoist Complex – 12 noon to 8pm

• Sunday 18 July: Muirfield Community Centre, Cumbernauld – 9am to 5pm

• Sunday 18 July: Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen – 9am to 5pm