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Covid-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is starting.

View patient information and forms in relation to the Covid-19 vaccines.

What You Need to Know

The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against coronavirus.

Following extensive trials, two COVID-19 vaccines have been approved in the UK and the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme has started in Northumberland.

An independent group of experts (Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation) has recommended that the NHS first offers these vaccines to those at highest risk of catching the disease and of suffering serious complications or dying from COVID-19.

The NHS is planning to vaccinate everyone in the top four priority groups identified by the JCVI – including older care home residents and staff, everyone over 70, all frontline NHS and care staff and all those who are clinically extremely vulnerable by mid-February.

This poster shows the priority groups in order of priority.

How will I get the vaccine?

People are being personally invited to get their vaccine in priority groups. You will receive an invitation to come forward either by phone, text, through a letter from your GP practice or the national booking system.

Northumberland’s GP practices are working together in Primary Care Networks to vaccinate patients, so you might not be contacted by your usual practice, and you might need to go to a different location for the vaccination itself – you will be told where to attend when you are invited. When you have had your vaccination you will be told when you will need to go back for your second dose.

People should turn up at their appointment time, not earlier, and depending on the brand of vaccination you receive, you may need to wait at the practice for 15 minutes after being give the vaccine to ensure you do not have any adverse reaction.

Why do I have to wait for my vaccine?

We know lots of people will be eager to get protected but we are asking you not to contact your GP practice or the NHS to get an appointment as you will not be able to get one until you are invited. People most at risk from the complications of COVID-19 are being offered the vaccine first.

All areas of the county have started vaccinating, however the roll-out of the programme is limited by the amount of vaccines that are supplied to vaccination centres. Don’t be worried if you or a family member is over 80 and hasn’t heard anything so far. You might know others over 80 who have been invited for their vaccination already, but that doesn’t mean that you are a lower priority. If you’re eligible for the vaccine, but are yet to be contacted, please remain patient. You will not be missed.

GPs and other practice staff are working hard to vaccinate as many people in this group as quickly as possible, and during January many more people will be invited in as supply of the vaccine begins to ramp-up, but it is only the start of the vaccination programme and it will take some time to work through everyone.

Download the guidance explaining why you have to wait your turn.

Travel arrangements

The vaccines may not take place at your GP practice, but rather at a local vaccination centre (led by GPs practice nurses and community pharmacists). The vaccination is currently being rolled out from ten sites across Northumberland.  Please note that the vaccination centre you are asked to attend may not be the one closest to your home so make plans for how you will get to the centre when you are asked to attend, including plans for travel at different times of the day.

If you need help travelling to your allocated vaccination centre you will be asked this when making an appointment and your GP practice who will be able to provide you with details of how to arrange transport solutions.

Booster Vaccinations

The COVID-19 vaccine is given as an injection into your upper arm. It’s given as two doses. People will receive their second dose 12 weeks after the first. This means that many more people can now receive the first dose of the vaccine quicker.

Avoiding fraud

To protect yourself and your family members from fraud and criminals, remember the following points:

  • The vaccine is only available on the NHS for free to people in priority groups, and the NHS will contact you when it is your turn. Anyone offering a paid-for vaccine is committing a crime.
  • The NHS will never ask you to press a button on your keypad or send a text to confirm you want the vaccine, and never ask for payment or for your bank details.
  • At the moment we are also not making house calls to deliver or discuss the vaccine. Anyone offering this now is committing a crime.

If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you believe you have been the victim of fraud or identity theft you should report this directly to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. Where the victim is vulnerable, and particularly if you are worried that someone has or might come to your house, report it to the Police online or by calling 101.

More information about the vaccine can be found at NHS.uk and GOV.uk.

Leaflets and Posters

COVID-19 vaccination: guide for older adults

This leaflet explains about the COVID-19 vaccination, who is eligible and who needs to have the vaccine to protect them from Coronavirus.

  • COVID-19 vaccination: guide for older adults (website link)
  • COVID-19 vaccination: guide for older adults (PDF, 668KB, 12 pages)

COVID-19 vaccination: what to expect after vaccination

This leaflet is intended for healthcare practitioners to give to individuals who are being immunised.

  • COVID-19 vaccination: what to expect after vaccination (website link)
  • COVID-19 vaccination: what to expect after vaccination (PDF, 448KB, 8 pages)

COVID-19 vaccination: why you are being asked to wait

This leaflet is to help healthcare professionals answer questions on the eligibility and availability of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Why you have to wait for your COVID-19 vaccine (website link)
  • Why you have to wait for your COVID-19 vaccine (PDF, 397KB, 2 pages)

COVID-19 vaccination: women of childbearing age, currently pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding

All frontline health and social care workers are being offered the COVID-19 vaccine which will help protect you against the COVID-19 disease.

This leaflet is for healthcare workers and includes information on the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • COVID-19 vaccination: women of childbearing age, currently pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding (website link)
  • COVID-19 vaccination: women of childbearing age, currently pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding (PDF, 167KB, 2 pages)

COVID-19 vaccination: guide for healthcare workers

All frontline health and social care workers are being offered the COVID-19 vaccine which will help protect you against the COVID-19 disease.

This leaflet is for healthcare workers and includes information on the COVID-19 vaccine.

  • COVID-19 vaccination: guide for healthcare workers (website link)
  • COVID-19 vaccination: guide for healthcare workers (PDF, 517KB, 8 pages)

Consent Forms

The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination consent form letter templates are available in different software versions and can be downloaded and adapted to suit the needs of local healthcare teams.

COVID-19 vaccination: consent forms and letters for care home residents

  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for care home residents who are able to consent (PDF, 52.1KB, 1 page)
  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for care home residents who are able to consent (MS Word Document, 35.3KB)

COVID-19 vaccination: relative’s view form for a care home resident

  • COVID-19 vaccination relative’s view form for a care home resident (PDF, 52.6KB, 1 page)
  • COVID-19 vaccination relative’s view form for a care home resident (MS Word Document, 36.3KB)

COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for social care staff

  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form and letter for social care staff (PDF, 51KB, 1 page)
  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form and letter for social care staff (MS Word Document, 35.4KB)

COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for healthcare workers

  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for healthcare workers (PDF, 90.5KB, 1 page)
  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for healthcare workers (MS Word Document, 208KB)

COVID-19 vaccination: consent form and letter for adults

  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for adults who are able to consent (PDF, 51.5KB, 1 page)
  • COVID-19 vaccination consent form for adults who are able to consent (MS Word Document, 205KB)

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