NEW PATIENTS PLEASE REGISTER HERE

YOU DO NOT NEED - proof of immigration, proof of address or an NHS number

WE ARE NOW CALLING PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR COVID VACCINE IN JANUARY TO BOOK THEIR SECOND DOSE

IF YOU ARE:

- OVER THE AGE OF 40 YEARS 

- "CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE" (HAVE RECEIVED A SHIELDING LETTER) 

- AGED 16-65 YEARS AND IN THE "AT RISK GROUP"

- AGED OVER 16 AND LIVE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS RECEIVED A SHEILDING LETTER OR IN THE "AT RISK GROUP" (EVEN IF THEY ARE A CHILD)

- HOUSEBOUND

- LIVE IN SHELTERED HOUSING OR A CARE/NURSING HOME

- A HEALTH CARE WORKER

- AN UNPAID CARER

AND HAVE NOT HAD YOUR COVID VACCINE YET, PLEASE CONTACT THE SURGERY TO BOOK IT ASAP

The JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation) issued new advice on 7 April 2021 in relation to the MRHA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) advice on the Astra-Zeneca (Oxford) vaccine:

- Those who have received the first dose of the Astra-Zeneca vaccine should continue to be offered the second dose according to schedule

- Adults aged 18-29 years (who do not have any underlying health condition that puts them at higher risk of serious COVID-19 disease) should be offered an alternative COVID-19 vaccine in preference to the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, when an alternative is available.

The JCVI have produced some charts below to help illustrate the benefits of the Astra-Zeneca vaccine against the possibility of developing the rare complication of clotting:

The JCVI have stated that as of 07/04/21 we are currently in a slightly below Medium Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 environment. A High Exposure Risk environment would equate to the peak of the winter surge in COVID-19 cases.

Public Health England Guidance on the Astra-Zeneca Vaccine