Drop-in clinics are available for those aged 16 years in the coming week, offering Ayrshire residents the chance to protect themselves against coronavirus.

If you are aged 16 or over and are yet to have a first dose, or it is 56 days (eight weeks) since you had your first vaccine then you can drop-in to a clinic from August 16-22.

Vaccinations are available between 8:30am and 5:30pm at the following clinics:

Monday, August 16 

Cumnock Town Hall, Cumnock

Greenwood Conference Centre, Dreghorn

Tuesday, August 17

Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock

Wednesday, August 18

Greenwood Conference Centre, Dreghorn

Thursday, August 19

Greenwood Conference Centre, Dreghorn

Somerset Park (Ally McLeod Suite), Ayr (from 2pm to 7.30pm)

Friday, August 20

Cumnock Town Hall, Cumnock

Ardrossan Civic Centre, Ardrossan

Saturday, August 21

Ardrossan Civic Centre, Ardrossan

John Pollock Centre, Ayr

Sunday, August 22

John Pollock Centre, Ayr

Girvan Community Hospital, Girvan

Walker Hall, Troon

These sessions can offer drop-in vaccinations in addition to appointed vaccines. If you have an appointment for any of these clinics please attend as normal.

If you missed your vaccine appointment due to self-isolation you can attend one of the NHS Ayrshire & Arran drop-in clinics, or any drop-in clinic in mainland Scotland, regardless of where you are registered.

If you have tested positive for coronavirus and wish to rebook your vaccination appointment or attend a drop-in clinic, you must wait 28 days from testing positive to attend for vaccination.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran Director of Public Health Lynne McNiven said: “Restrictions are easing across Scotland thanks in no small part to the success of the vaccination programme. Here in Ayrshire, more than 86 per cent of those eligible have armed themselves against Covid-19 by coming forward for vaccine. We hope that number can rise even higher.

"Everyone over 16 years is now eligible after fresh recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).”

She added: “There is a wealth of information out there about the vaccine and Covid-19. I want to urge people to make sure they’re getting their information from reliable sources like the NHS and the World Health Organisation. You can access truthful details on ingredients of vaccines, fertility and side-effects in a number of different languages and formats on the NHS Inform website.”