HEALTH & WELLBEING
THE CHISWICK MAGAZINE
Pop-Up Clinics Help the Vulnerable get Vaccinated in South-West London Efforts to maximise vaccine take-up have been extended to sex workers in South-West London.
A series of pop-up clinics have taken place across Richmond, Kingston, and other South-West areas to provide anonymous Covid-19 vaccines. The service is provided by the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM), along with the South-West London NHS team, and can be accessed through a simple self-referral form online with just a name and a contact number. Sex workers have been designated a priority group by the NHS, but
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outreach to offer the jab has been limited. There is no existing register of sex workers in the UK, and many are unable to access regular medical services due to fear of arrest, deportation, or other complications. Many have no fixed address, and struggle to access sustainable care, or may not know what healthcare is available to them in the first place due to complications such as language barriers. Sex workers who are registered with
