Residents are urged to grab their Covid-19 booster jab without delay as thousands more vaccines are made available across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Walk-ins are being provided by GP practices, outreach clinics, hospital hubs and mass vaccination centres, and slots for booked appointments continue to be regularly added to the National Booking Service.

More than 3.6 million Covid-19 jabs have been given across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight since the launch of the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS a year ago.

Health and care teams continue to do all they can to encourage everyone eligible to take up the offer of a Covid-19 jab as soon as possible.

The offer is not time-limited so anyone invited can have the vaccine – even if they have previously declined and changed their mind.

Dr Matt Nisbet, GP and clinical lead of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Covid-19 vaccination programme, said: “Our local NHS has done an amazing job in expanding vaccination capacity in the run-up to Christmas and the new year.

"Now it’s your turn to do your bit to protect yourself and others by booking in or attending a walk-in or booking an appointment to get your jab.

"Please don’t put this off - the sooner you get a booster, the sooner you’ll increase your protection against the virus.”

Walk-ins are taking place in the following locations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight on New Year’s Eve:

*The Drayton Surgery, Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth PO6 1PA, 9am-12.30pm.

*Hamble House, St James’s Hospital, Nelson Drive, off Edenbridge Road, Portsmouth PO4 8LD, 8am–3pm.

*Oakley Road Vaccination Centre, Oakley Road, Millbrook, Southampton SO16 4GX, 8am–3pm.

*Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, 9am-2pm.

*Boyatt Wood Pharmacy, St Peter’s Church, Shakespeare Road, Eastleigh SO50 4FZ, 9am–5pm.

*AR Pharmacy, Hazel Farm Road, Totton SO40 8WU, 9am-1pm.

*Milford on Sea War Memorial Hospital, Milford on Sea, Lymington SO41 0FR, 8.30am-midday.

*Hayling Island Health Centre, Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9AP, 9am-11am and 1pm-4pm.

*Waterlooville Health Centre, Dryden Close, Waterlooville PO7 6AL, 8.30am-12.30pm.

*Lowford Vaccine Clinic, Bursledon Community Centre, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon SO31 8ES, 9am–midday and 1.30pm-4pm.

*Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke RG24 9NA, 10am-4pm.

*Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2QR, 8am–3pm.

*Newport Health Centre, 22 Carisbrooke High Street, Carisbrooke, Newport PO30 1NR, 9am-2pm.

Mass vaccination centres in Hamble House at St James’s Hospital in Portsmouth, Oakley Road in Southampton and the Riverside Centre in Newport on the Isle of Wight are also open as walk-in clinics from 8am-3pm on New Year’s Day.

Angela Anderson, clinical director of the Solent vaccination programme and deputy chief nurse at the Solent NHS Trust, said: “Getting your booster is vital in helping to protect yourself and your loved ones from Covid-19. We also welcome those people who would like their first or second dose.

"We have capacity across our centres, with walk-ins on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. It’s also really easy to book your appointment online by logging on to the National Booking Service. Don’t delay in getting yours.”

Adults in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight can also access their Covid-19 jab in the following ways:

*Via a local GP service: GP practices are working together across the county to vaccinate as many people as possible. Residents may be contacted by a different surgery to the one they usually go to.

*At a vaccination centre: in our area we have centres at St James’s Hospital in Portsmouth, Riverside on the Isle of Wight and Oakley Road in Southampton.

*Some local pharmacies: NHS England and Improvement has arranged for some pharmacies in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight to provide the booster vaccination on an appointment basis. People can book an appointment at a pharmacy via the National Booking System online or by calling 119.

*Via a walk-in clinic.

Anyone unable to attend a Covid-19 jab slot booked through the National Booking Service is asked to visit the website or call 119 (open between 7am and 11pm daily).

Anyone who would like to cancel or move an appointment booked via a GP practice is asked to do so via the link they followed when they received their text message invitation (Acubook). We ask that people do not call their GP practice.