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Vaccinations

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine:

(Updated 05/01/2022)

The vaccines approved for use in the UK have met strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness set out by the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
 
Walk-in Covid-19 jabs available for 12 to 15-year-olds at Isle of Wight vaccination centres:

St Mary’s Hospital Vaccination Hub is now open for everyone aged 18 and over to get the COVID-19 vaccine. 1st, 2nd and booster doses are available.Call 119 to book your appointment or book it online.

 

The mass vaccination centre on the Isle of Wight is now offering walk-in appointments to people aged 12-15 for their first or second Covid-19 vaccinations.
The Solent NHS Trust-run site at the Riverside Centre on the Isle of Wight is now all open 8am to 8pm seven days a week to walk-in appointments for all Covid-19 vaccinations.
What’s available:

 

This includes:

·         First and second (after 12 weeks of first dose) vaccinations for young people aged 12-15, as well as 16 and 17 year olds.

·         First and second (after 8 weeks of first dose) vaccinations for people aged 18 and over.

·         Booster vaccinations to people over the age of 18 (3 months after second vaccination).

Parent or guardian needed:

Young people aged 12-15 will need to attend a vaccination centre with their parent or guardian, who will be asked to give their consent. Children can get a 1st dose of the vaccine from the day they turn 12.

Any 12-15 year old who has tested positive for Covid-19 and is not at high risk from Covid-19 must wait 12 weeks before they can have a Covid-19 vaccine. This starts from the date of their positive PCR test.

People are also able to book an appointment through the National Booking System.

School-age immunisation Teams will also be running further clinics for second doses only across Hampshire and Isle of Wight schools from 10th January.

Further information as well as FAQs can be found on the Website.

Other Helpful Links:

Read about the approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 by MHRA on GOV.UK

Read about the approved AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria vaccine for COVID-19 by MHRA on GOV.UK

Read about the approved Moderna/Spikevax vaccine for COVID-19 by MHRA on GOV.UK

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/

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