The Rona Hub

COVID-19 remains a serious health risk

You should stay cautious to help protect yourself and others.

For the latest temporary and precautionary measures following the emergence of the Omicron variant in the UK:

Visit our Coronavirus page

The NHS is offering the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 12 years and over

COVID-19 vaccination: a guide for eligible children and young people aged 12 to 17 (opens in a new window)

Young people aged 16 to 17 are now being offered a second dose of the vaccine (from 12 weeks after their first dose). 

JCVI issues advice on COVID-19 booster vaccines for those aged 40 to 49 and second doses for 16 to 17 year olds (opens in a new window)

COVID-19 vaccination: A guide for children and young people (opens in a new window)

Book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment (opens a new window)

Find your nearest walk-in vaccination site (opens a new window) 

Grab a jab

Walk in clinics are now open at:

The Artrix, Bromsgrove, B60 1GN

St Peter's Worcester, WR5 3TZ

Three Counties Showground, Malvern, WR13 6NW

Knights Pharmacy Redditch, B98 0RF

Find your nearest vaccination centre:

• Herefordshire and Worcestershire CCG - Vaccination sites (opens in a new window)

Need more information about the COVID-19 vaccination?

• COVID-19 vaccinations
• Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer takes audience questions on the vaccine. Watch on BBCiPlayer (opens in a new window)
• Your guide to the vaccination
• Easy read guide to vaccination (PDF)
• GOV.UK guide to the vaccination (PDF)

Stay safe this autumn, follow these tips and keep life moving

• get vaccinated
• let fresh air in or meet outside
• take an LFT when you’re more likely to catch or spread COVID-19 such as in crowded indoor places
• check-in with the app
• wear a face covering in crowded public spaces and regularly wash your hands
• cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze
• if you have mild COVID19 symptoms, take a PCR test and stay home

Find out more about how to stay safe and help prevent the spread

Long Covid

Young COVID-19 patients share their stories and their experiences of suffering debilitating Long Covid symptoms in this powerful video.

Watch young COVID-19 patients stories

Stay healthy, get tested!

Keep up with twice weekly testing and protect your grandparents, parents and guardians.

• How you can get free rapid tests
• What test to take if I have symptoms
• Why should I self-isolate
• Find where to get rapid lateral flow tests - NHS
• How to avoid spreading the virus

Emotional Health & Wellbeing

If you’re going through a difficult time or struggling to understand how you are feeling, these links can help you.

• Kooth - online mental wellbeing community
• Mind for young people
• Quell - free, safe and anonymous mental health support for over 18s
• Reading Well in Worcestershire Libraries
• Samaritans for young people
• The Children’s Society for Young People
• Worcestershire Healthy Minds
• Young Minds - Look after yourself

Keen to keep active and stay fit?

There’s loads to do across Worcestershire to help your wellbeing.

• Find sports activities, clubs and events
• Download the Couch to 5k app
• Try out these home workouts
• Looking for a new hobby?

Pregnancy and the vaccine

New-data shows most pregnant women hospitalised with COVID-19 have not had a jab. It is important to have both doses of your COVID-19 vaccine to protect you and your unborn baby.

If you are pregnant, thinking about having a baby, or breastfeeding, you can still have the Covid-19 vaccine.

GOV.UK Covid-19 vaccination pregnancy guide

Going out?

Remember there are lots of things you can do to protect yourself and those around you:

Wear a face covering, take a test and make sure you get both doses of the vaccine.

Read the room

Not everyone is comfortable with things going back to ‘normal’

When catching up with friends, Read the Room

• Is everyone comfortable with the situation?
• Are windows open?
• Could you sit outside?

This could help put minds at ease and reduce the potential spread of Covid-19