Region ready to roll up its sleeves with mass COVID-19 vaccination hub at Tamworth Sports Dome on September 12

The mass clinic will take place at the Tamworth Sports Dome on Sunday, September 12, between 9am and 3pm.

AstraZeneca will be the only vaccine available on the day, and no appointment is necessary, Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson said.

"It's really pleasing to see the number of people that are doing the right thing in our community in terms of getting tested and vaccinated, but we need to do more," he said.

"We need to make sure that vaccination continues to be sitting at the top of everything we do, which then allows us to open the doors to freedom.

"The vaccination that's available today is the vaccination you should be getting."

Tamworth Sports Dome will also host a second walk-up clinic, four weeks later on Sunday, October 10.

The number of doses available on either day is still being organised, but it's understood these will be additional doses allocated to the region by the Primary Health Network.

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"There will be no doses drawn from GPs or other vaccine providers," Mr Anderson added.

The clinic is a partnership between Tamworth Regional Council, the Primary Health Network, Hunter New England Health, and the University of New England.

Mr Anderson said it represents a significant partnership of local organisations "never seen before".

"This is partnership that's happening in our region that does not happen by chance. This happens by a lot of hard work and a lot of people pulling together," he said.

And while the electorate's vaccination rates are improving, there are still in excess of 20,000 people in the Tamworth community who haven't had either dose of the vaccine.

Data from NSW Health from August 29 - which includes the 2800 people who got the jab across the electorate during the weekend's vax-a-thon - shows Tamworth's vaccination rate sits at 59.70 per cent for first dose, and 30.70 per cent for second dose.

Gunnedah shire's sits at 52.60 per cent for first dose and 25.4 per cent for second dose - representing a 9 per cent increase on the week before.

Meanwhile, the small community of Walcha is leading the way with 83.9 per cent of its population having received their first dose, and 54 per cent fully vaccinated.

In the Northern Tablelands electorate, almost 60 per cent of the region's population have now received their first dose.

The Uralla, Armidale and Moree shires have more than 30 per cent of their population fully vaccinated.

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