Coronavirus Vaccinations
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are safe and effective and have been proven to reduce hospitalisations and severe illness. They give you the best protection against COVID-19.
Spring COVID-19 vaccines
People most at risk to the negative effects of coronavirus are being offered a spring vaccination to help protect them from COVID-19.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has set out advice that the following groups should be offered a vaccination this spring.
- everyone aged 75 years and over
- residents in care homes for older adults
- people aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed
Conditions which make a person eligible for a spring COVID vaccine
Some of the conditions which make a person eligible for a spring COVID vaccine include:
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy
- Organ transplant, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients
- HIV infection
- Genetic disorders affecting the immune system
- Those who require long term immunosuppressive treatment for conditions including, but not limited to, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, scleroderma and psoriasis
- Individuals who are receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy
This is not an exhaustive list. You can find the full list of eligible conditions in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book.
Speak to your GP or clinician if you are unsure.
From 15 April onwards, eligible members of the public will be able to book an appointment on the NHS App, via 119 or online at www.nhs.uk/get-vaccine
COVID vaccinations will be available to book until 30 June.
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