COVID-19 vaccinations

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• Eligibility criteria
• Booking an appointment
• Vaccination sites in Haringey
  • If you are invited by your GP
  • If you book via the NHS booking system
• Further information and guidance
• Join our #ProudToProtect vaccine campaign
• Latest COVID-19 vaccine news

Eligibility criteria

Four COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines are currently being used in Haringey.

The NHS is currently offering the vaccine to: 

• people aged 25 and over
• people who will turn 25 before 1 July 2021
• people at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable - external link)
• people who live or work in care homes
• health and social care workers
• people with a condition that puts them at higher risk (clinically vulnerable)
• people with a learning disability
• people who are a main carer for someone at high risk from coronavirus

The vaccine will then be offered more widely in order of age and risk.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises that people under 40 without other health conditions, should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. For more info see the Use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: JCVI statement.

For further advice on risk groups, including clear definitions, see GOV.UK:

• Green Book - Immunisation against infectious disease (external link)

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Booking an appointment

The NHS will contact you when it is your turn to be vaccinated. The vaccines are safe and effective and reduce the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19, so make sure you attend your booked appointment when you are invited by the NHS to have your jab.

If you are eligible for the vaccine and have not yet been contacted by the NHS, please book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment:

• online - by visiting the NHS vaccination booking webpage (external link) 
• by phone - you can call 119 for free

You will be offered a vaccine appropriate for your age. 

See how many people have received a vaccination for COVID-19 in the UK (updated daily):

GOV.UK coronavirus live dashboard(external link)

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Vaccination sites in Haringey

The COVID-19 vaccines are being offered at various pharmacies and health centres across Haringey, but where you get your vaccine will depend on how your appointment was booked.

Please note: everyone is entitled to primary care regardless of their immigration status and you do not need to be registered with a GP to get the vaccine.

• If you are invited by your GP
• If you book via the NHS booking system
• Scheduled vaccination clinics in Haringey (walk-in and pre-bookable)

If you are invited by your GP

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If you book via the NHS booking system

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Scheduled vaccination clinics in Haringey (walk-in and pre-bookable)

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Further information and guidance

More information about the vaccine is available on the NHS website (external link) and Public Health England website (external link).

On these sites, you will find information on the following:

• vaccine safety and effectiveness 
• common side effects 
• allergies 
• reports of extremely rare blood clots 
• fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding 
• ingredients

See also:

• COVID-19 scams and misinformation
• COVID-19 testing in Haringey
• How to protect yourself and others

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Join our #ProudToProtect vaccine campaign

When it's your turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, make sure you get involved!

Find out more about the campaign. 

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