Youngsters aged 16 and 17 can have a Covid jab at walk-in clinics across Kent today.

The teenagers are being offered their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, with nine venues in the county to choose from.

The NHS is aiming to offer the jab to all children and young people in eligible groups by the start of the autumn term next week.

Walk-in clinics in Kent started yesterday and will run all through next week, alongside special vaccine buses.

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GPs are also inviting at-risk children aged between 12 and 15 who are clinically vulnerable to Covid-19 or live with adults who are at increased risk of serious illness from the virus, to have their vaccine.

Those who are eligible include children with Down’s syndrome, or who are undergoing many cancer treatments, had organ or bone marrow transplants or who are on the learning disability register.

The Covid-19 vaccine will also be offered to children aged 12 and over, who live with someone who is immunosuppressed, such as those receiving chemotherapy or who have had a transplant.

It comes as latest figures showed infection rates across the UK increased heading into the Bank Holiday weekend.

The rate in Kent is currently 285 new weekly cases per 100,000 people - up 12%.

This compares to the national average of 332, which is up 7%.

Scientists have warned the return to school next month will lead to increased transmission and cases with experts saying it will be crucial to see how this translates into serious illness, hospital admissions and deaths.

And parents are concerned about having no say on whether their children are jabbed following confusion over the roll-out.

There have been suggestions all 12 to 15 year olds, regardless of their health, should be offered the jab to combat the surge of cases in schools, but education secretary said no decision has been made and "consent would always be sought".

As of August 22, a total of 16,582 under-18s in Kent had received one vaccine dose.

Of these, 3,481 were fully-vaccinated.

Further information about who can receive their vaccination and where to receive them, including walk-in centres open to under 18s, is available via the Kent and Medway CCG website.

Full list of clinics

Monday, August 30

- Sevenoaks Pharmacy 42 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TQ

8am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4pm and 5pm to 8pm

- Swanley Town Hall, Alexandra Suite, St Mary's Road, Swanley BR8 7BU

8am to 7.30pm

- Vaccination Bus - St James Retail & Leisure Park, St James Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1QD

10am to 5pm

- Vaccination Bus - Dockside Shopping Outlet (Outside M&S) Maritime Way, St Mary's Island, Chatham, ME4 3ED

10am to 4pm

Tuesday, August 31

- Sea Cadets hub, Vauxhall Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZN

9am to 5.30pm

- Vaccine Bus - Mid-Kent College – Maidstone Campus, Oakwood Rd, Tonbridge Rd, Maidstone, ME16 8AQ ​

10am to 7pm

- Vaccine Bus - Mid-Kent College – Medway Campus, Medway Rd, Gillingham, ME7 1FN ​

10am to 5pm

- Sevenoaks Pharmacy 42 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TQ

8am to 4pm

- Sheerness Health Centre​​​​​​​, 250-262 High St, Sheerness ME12 1UP​​​​​​​

5pm to 7pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

8.30am to 5pm

Wednesday, September 1

- Sea Cadets hub, Vauxhall Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZN

9am to 5.30pm

- Jubilee Sports Hall, Pippin Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5BT

9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.45pm

- Vaccine Bus - Mid-Kent College – Maidstone Campus, Oakwood Rd, Tonbridge Rd, Maidstone, ME16 8AQ ​

10am to 7pm

- Vaccine Bus - Mid-Kent College – Medway Campus (outside the theatre), Medway Rd, Gillingham, ME7 1FN ​

10am to 7pm

- Sevenoaks Pharmacy 42 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TQ

8am to 4pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

8.30am to 5pm

Thursday. September 2

- Sea Cadets hub, Vauxhall Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZN

9am to 5.30pm

- Swanley Town Hall, Alexandra Suite, St Mary's Road, Swanley BR8 7BU

9am to 12 noon

- Jubilee Sports Hall, Pippin Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5BT

9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.45pm

- Sevenoaks Pharmacy 42 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TQ

8am to 4pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

8.30am to 5pm

Friday, September 3

- Sea Cadets hub, Vauxhall Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZN

9am to 5.30pm

- Saga building, Holmes Way, Ramsgate, CT12 5ZW

8am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

5.30pm to 9pm

- Jubilee Sports Hall, Pippin Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5BT

9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.45pm

- Sevenoaks Pharmacy 42 Dartford Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3TQ

8am to 4pm

- Rochester and Lordswood Healthy Living Centre, Delce Road, Rochester, ME1 2EL

8.30am to 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 7.30pm

Saturday, September 4

- Saga building, Holmes Way, Ramsgate, CT12 5ZW

9am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

5.30pm to 9pm

- Swanley Town Hall, Alexandra Suite, St Mary's Road, Swanley BR8 7BU

8am to 11am

- Jubilee Sports Hall, Pippin Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5BT

9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.45pm

- St Mary's Medical Centre​​​​​​​, Vicarage Rd, Rochester ME2 4DG​​​​​​​

8am to 5.30pm

Sunday, September 5

- Swanley Town Hall, Alexandra Suite, St Mary's Road, Swanley BR8 7BU

2pm to 7.30pm

- Jubilee Sports Hall, Pippin Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5BT

9am to 12.45pm

- Avicenna Medical Centre, Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, ME19 5PU

8.30am to 5pm

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