Covid vaccinations
Who is being offered COVID-19 vaccination?
COVID-19 is more serious in older people and in people with certain underlying health conditions. This winter it is expected that many respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and flu may be circulating at high levels – this may put increasing pressure on hospitals and other health care services.
For these reasons, people aged 65 years and over, those in older adult care homes, and those aged 6 months and over in clinical risk groups are being offered a COVID-19 vaccine from October (please see pages 24 – 26 for a table of clinical risk groups here).
The vaccination programme is targeted at those at high risk of the complications of COVID-19 infection, who may have not been vaccinated for a few months. As the number of COVID-19 infections may increase over the winter, this should help to reduce your risk of being admitted to hospital with COVID-19. The vaccine may also provide some protection against mild COVID-19 infection but such protection does not last for long.
Where can I have my COVID-19 vaccination?
21.11.24 There are currently COVID-19 vaccination walk in clinics running from Liscard Group Practice (Ground Floor Wing D in Victoria Central Health Centre) on Thursdays 3pm – 5pm.
Alternatively, please use the website below to search for local pharmacies offering walk in COVID-19 vaccination services:
