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Over the festive season, there are a number of small changes to the usual availability of resources to help tackle COVID-19 – please keep following the guidance, getting tested and coming forward for vaccinations over the holidays.

A free shuttle bus service is being introduced in both Lincoln and Boston, to transport people up to the Lincolnshire Showground and the Princess Royal Sports Arena Mass Vaccination Centres for their COVID booster vaccinations.

People across Lincolnshire are being strongly urged to ‘get boosted’ before Christmas, in response to the exceptionally quick spread of the Omicron COVID variant.

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday that everyone aged 18 and over will have the opportunity to book a COVID booster by the end of December, the NHS in Lincolnshire is pulling out all the stops to enable eligible people in the county to take up this offer.

The Rose and Crown at Upton, held their own Charity Christmas Market last month, which was supported by almost 30 stalls.

A new era has begun for staff at West Lindsey District Council following the opening of a new £5 million, purpose built central depot, nearly 20 years in the making.

Changes to LFT Testing provision in West Lindsey

People across the county are being urged to have their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations ahead of the first winter where COVID-19 and Flu circulate fully at the same time. Research shows those infected with both viruses are more than twice as likely to die as someone with COVID-19 alone.

The Leader of West Lindsey District Council has called on residents of West Lindsey to visit their local market over the next two weeks, and participate in the nation-wide Love Your Local Market Campaign.

People in Lincolnshire are being warned that, although COVID case rates have dropped over the last week, this does not mean they do not to be vaccinated.