Update on the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine?

General Eligibility

• Everyone aged 5 and over can get a 1st and 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
• People aged 16 and over, and some children aged 12 to 15, can also get a booster dose.

Autumn Booster Eligibility

• Residents in a care home for older adults and staff.
• Frontline health and social care workers.
• All those 50 years of age and over.
• Individuals aged 16-49 who are carers.
• Individuals aged 5 to 49 years who are in a clinical risk group, including pregnant women and household contacts of this who are immunosuppressed.

Remember: Minimum Gap between 3rd/4th Dose and Autumn Booster MUST be 3 months or more.

The COVID-19 vaccines currently offered at our clinics are:

• Moderna vaccine
• Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
• Pediatric Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

When are our next clinics?

Side effects and safety

The COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the UK have met strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness.

They can cause some side effects, but not everyone gets them.

Any side effects are usually mild and should not last longer than a week, such as:

• a sore arm from the injection
• feeling tired
• a headache
• feeling achy
• feeling or being sick

More serious side effects, such as allergic reactions or blood clotting, are very rare.

Find out more about COVID-19 vaccine side effects and safety

COVID-19 vaccine ingredients

The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain egg or animal products.

You can find out about the ingredients in the vaccines currently available in the UK:

• Moderna (Spikevax) COVID-19 vaccine patient leaflet on GOV.UK
• Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine patient leaflet on GOV.UK

If you’ve had a positive COVID-19 test, you should wait 4 weeks (28 days) from the date you had the test before you book an appointment.

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