Volunteers needed to help with Covid-19 vaccine booster roll out in West Midlands

Many centres have a shortage of volunteers with Coventry, Dudley and Walsall each needing 100 extra people.

Volunteers are being asked to help with the Covid-19 booster roll out programme in the West Midlands.

"We're trying to fill about 7,000 shifts a week across England and at the moment there's 30,000 shift requirements in the system just taking us to Christmas and that's increasing every day," Sam Ward, deputy chief executive of the Royal Voluntary Service, said.Sam Ward, deputy chief executive of the Royal Voluntary Service, said thousands of shifts needed filling

Elizabeth Brayford who received her booster at Tunstall vaccination centre in Staffordshire on Saturday said she appreciated the volunteers helping out.

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