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Who is eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine?

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You may be at increased risk from COVID-19 if you have a health condition, such as:

a long-term lung condition, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma (if you need steroid tablets) or cystic fibrosis

a long-term heart condition, such as congenital heart disease, chronic heart failure or atrial fibrillation

long term kidney disease (CKD) stage 3, 4 or 5

a severe liver disease, such as cirrhosis

a long-term problem with the brain or nerves, such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Huntington's disease, myasthenia gravis, or a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

severe or multiple learning disabilities (or being on the learning disability register), such as Down's syndrome

diabetes or another hormone disorder, such as Addison's disease

a weakened immune system, due to a medical treatment (such as steroid medicine, biological therapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy), a condition (such as leukaemia), or from having an organ or bone marrow transplant

problems with the spleen, having no spleen or having a condition that can affect the spleen (such as sickle cell disease)

living with severe obesity (having a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above)

a severe mental health condition, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

being pregnant (all stages)

living in a long-stay nursing and residential care home as a younger adult.

This list is a summary and does not cover everything. There are other health conditions and treatments that may mean you're at increased risk from COVID-19.

You should be told if you have an increased risk from COVID-19. If you're unsure, speak to a pharmacist, GP or your specialist for advice.

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Find out if you're eligible to get a seasonal COVID-19 vaccination and how to get it.

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Book a seasonal vaccine

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Use this service to:

check if you need a vaccine

book a vaccine

check your existing appointment details

change your appointment

cancel your appointment

You can use this service if you're registered with a GP surgery in England. Find out how to register with a GP surgery if you're not registered.

Changes from 30 June 2023

You cannot currently book a COVID-19 vaccination online or over the phone.

For most people, vaccinations are only available seasonally. This service will open when seasonal vaccinations are available.

How it works

The service will check if you need a vaccine before you book. To change or cancel your appointment, you'll need the booking reference number we sent you.

If you have difficulties communicating or hearing

You can use textphone 18001 or the NHS 119 British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter service if you have difficulties communicating or hearing, or if you are a BSL user.

Find a walk-in centre

You can find a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site to get a vaccine without an appointment.

You do not need to be registered with a GP.

More information

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Book, cancel or change a COVID-19 vaccination appointment

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Book, cancel or change you COVID-19 vaccination appointment online.

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Answers from expert, independent doctors.

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Covid Vax Facts details answers from expert, independent doctors and scientists about the most common concerns raised by the public.

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'Sheffield Faith leaders and community members talk about their views on the COVID-19 vaccine and discuss their experience.'

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Sheffield Faith leaders on the Covid-19 Vaccine

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals doctors have worked with local partners in SHAPD (Sheffield Healthcare Association by Pakistani Doctors) to produce some short videos addressing a number of myths and misinformation circulating in Urdu speaking Asian and Muslim communities.

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Covid Vaccine: Myths vs Facts: Urdu/Hindi: Video 1, Dr Mazhar-ul-Haq

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Stimulating conversations around vaccines. Areas of concern, and topics for engaging in discussion.

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Videos about COVID-19 vaccination (available in multiple languages)

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AskDoc is a Greater Manchester Organisation, which aims to engage, educate & empower the local BAME community. Visit us at askdoc.org.uk and twitter @askdoc1

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How to spot COVID vaccine scams in South Asian languages.

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These scam emails, calls or texts often ask for personal and financial information, but the vaccine is free and the NHS would never ask for bank details. The National Cyber Security Centre and Action Fraud have asked anyone who receives a suspicious email or text to report it.

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Covid: Vaccine scams in South Asian languages

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These scam emails, calls or texts often ask for personal and financial information, but the vaccine is free and the NHS would never ask for bank details. The National Cyber Security Centre and Action Fraud have asked anyone who receives a suspicious email or text to report it.

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Dr Chetty vaccinates Imam Osama from the Makki Mosque.

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Imam Osama from the Makki Mosque talks about the vaccines in Urdu.

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Imam Osama from the Makki Mosque talks about the vaccines in Arabic.

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COVID-19 vaccine information

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Apart from frontline health and social care workers, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is NOT vaccinating people. Everyone else on the list above will be contacted by their GP or the NHS national booking service to arrange their vaccination once it is their turn according to the priority groups.

Please do not turn up at our hospitals or your GP surgeries without being contacted as we will not be able to vaccinate you on an adhoc basis.
Sheffield Arena NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Centre
For more information, please visit: https://www.sheffieldarena.co.uk/nhs-covid-vaccination-centre

Vaccination information for cancer patients: download here.

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COVID-19 outbreak information on services

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Apart from frontline health and social care workers, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is NOT vaccinating people. Everyone else on the list above will be contacted by their GP or the NHS national booking service to arrange their vaccination once it is their turn according to the priority groups.

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Vaccine information videos

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South Yorkshire Community Transport are offering free return journeys to vaccine centres, for people in high priority groups, who have no alternative. Call to book your journey:

Sheffield Community Transport - 0114 285 9906

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Disabled passenger travel - what we are doing

We are encouraging customers who require assistance when travelling, who normally contact their transport operator ahead of time to continue to do so.

We have liaised with local operators who have advised their drivers and conductors continue to support customers, wherever possible, as well as asking customers to consider the travel needs of vulnerable passengers and those in a wheelchair.

Drivers and conductors will help visually impaired customers and people with hidden disabilities at stops and onboard, as before, to assist access. In addition, customers can continue to use the Journey Assistance cards, which customers can print out and show to the bus driver as a way of discreetly asking for a little extra help. These are available on our Journey Assistance Card page or on the operators' websites.

If a bus driver has to leave their cab to help vulnerable customers, they will follow government advice and wear a face covering whilst they are in the open area of the bus, briefly in closer contact with the passenger.

Community Transport

Community Transport services offer free travel for high priority groups struggling to get to Covid-19 vaccination sites

Community Transport providers across South Yorkshire are offering a free return journey to a Covid-19 vaccination site to people, in high priority groups, who cannot access public transport and have no alternative.

To book your return journey, call your local provider using the number below when you have your vaccine appointment details. Please try to give us as much notice as possible, at least one or two days before you need to travel.

Barnsley Dial-a-Ride - 01226 732096

Doncaster Community Transport - 01302 342400

Rotherham Community Transport - 01709 517100

Sheffield Community Transport - 0114 285 9906

Guidance for blind and visually impaired passengers

The Guide Dogs website provides useful information to help travel safely and observe social distancing rules while making essential journeys. Read more on the Guide dogs website.

Help with basic necessities

If you or someone you know is struggling to access basic necessities, there are people across South Yorkshire who can help.

Barnsley

Contact Barnsley Council's COVID-19 emergency contact centre - they can offer help for vulnerable people who need emergency support such as essential food and help with medication

Contact AgeUK Barnsley - they can provide support, information and help for things like shopping. You can call them on 01226 776 820

Doncaster

Contact Doncaster Community Hub for Coronavirus support- they can provide support with:

Delivery of emergency food

Collection and delivery of medication

Regular check-ins with people who are isolated

Signpost and support to others who can help including local volunteers

Rotherham

Contact Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council - they can provide support for people who have no other help for basic tasks

Sheffield

Contact Sheffield City Council - they can provide help with collecting shopping, medication and providing social contact

Use the map on the Voluntary Action Sheffield website- find support at a local level from voluntary groups in Sheffield.

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We are encouraging customers who require assistance when travelling, who normally contact their transport operator ahead of time to continue to do so. We have liaised with local operators who have advised their drivers and conductors continue to support customers, wherever possible, as well as asking customers to consider the travel needs of vulnerable passengers and those in a wheelchair.

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Dr. Yasar Khan talks about the vaccines in Punjabi.

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Dr Yasar Khan speaking in Punjabi about the covid vaccination

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Dr. Homa Kansra talks about the vaccines in Hindi

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GP, Dr Homa Kansra, speaks about the covid vaccination in Hindi

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Dr. Alam Khalil-Khan talks about the vaccines in Urdu.

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A message in Urdu from Sheffield GP, Dr Alam Khalil-Khan, about the covid vaccination

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Sheffield GP, Dr Alam Khalil-Khan, speaking in Urdu about the covid vaccination.

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Information for people who have had their first COVID-19 vaccination

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Dr. Andrzej Kurpiel talks about the COVID vaccine in Slovak.

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Dr  Andrzej Kurpiel talks about the Covid vaccine

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Darnall Well Being - COVID Confidence Q&As

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Darnall Well Being - COVID Confidence Q&As

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GP Charles Heatley (from NHS Sheffield CCG), GP Lou Millington and Community Pharmacist Deb Leese -  20th January 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccines: Looking at vaccine hesitancy

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Sheffield GP, Dr Lisa Philip talks about the vaccine ingredients.

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COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs

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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).

Any coronavirus vaccine that is approved must go through all the clinical trials and safety checks all other licensed medicines go through. The MHRA follows international standards of safety.

Other vaccines are being developed. They will only be available on the NHS once they have been thoroughly tested to make sure they are safe and effective.

So far, thousands of people have been given a COVID-19 vaccine and reports of serious side effects, such as allergic reactions, have been very rare. No long-term complications have been reported.

To find out more about the vaccines approved in the UK, see:

Who is being vaccinated now?

In England, the vaccine is being offered in some hospitals and pharmacies, at hundreds of local vaccination centres run by GPs and at larger vaccination centres. More centres are opening all the time.

It's being given to:

people aged 80 and over

some people aged 70 and over

some people who are clinically extremely vulnerable

people who live or work in care homes

health and social care workers

You also need to be registered with a GP surgery in England. You can register with a GP if you do not have one.

The order in which people will be offered the vaccine is based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Read the latest JCVI advice on priority groups for the COVID-19 vaccination on GOV.UK

How will I be contacted?
monitoring once it has been authorised and is being used in the wider population.

Any vaccines that the NHS will provide will have been approved because they pass the MHRA's tests on safety and efficacy, so people should be assured that whatever vaccine they get, it is worth their while.

will be called in as soon as there is enough vaccine available. Some people who are housebound or live in a care home and who get to a local vaccination centre may have to wait for supply of the right type of vaccine. This is because only some vaccines can be transported between people's homes.

The government has said:

"All frontline social care workers directly working with people clinically vulnerable to COIVD-19 who need care and support irrespective of where they work (for example in people's own homes, day centres, care homes for working age adults or supported housing); whether they care for clinically vulnerable adults or children; or who they are employed by (for example local government, NHS private sector or third sector employees)."

When will unpaid carers be vaccinated?

In terms of JCVI and unpaid carers, the guidance says "other groups at higher risk, including those who receive a carer's allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, should also be offered vaccination alongside those aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions" (so priority group 6).

The COVID-19 vaccination will reduce the chance of your suffering from COVID-19 disease. You may not be protected until at least seven days after your second dose of the vaccine.

yet know whether it will stop people from catching and passing on the virus, but we do expect it to reduce this risk. , it is still important that people continue to follow social distancing rules for the time being.

Yes, there are no meat derivatives or porcine products, including gelatine, in the Pfizer BioNtech or AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.

All ingredients are published in healthcare information on the MHRA's website.

For the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine information is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19

For the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine information is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca

If, and when, further vaccines are approved we will publish information about known allergens or ingredients that are important for certain faiths, cultures and beliefs.

The vaccines do not c ontain living organisms and are safe for people with disorders of the immune system. These people may not respond so well to the vaccine.

A very small number of people who are at risk of COVID-19 cannot have the vaccine - this includes people who have severe allergies. Women of childbearing age, those who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding should read the detailed information on www.nhs.uk/covidvaccination

How effective are the vaccines?  How long do they take to work?

The MHRA have said these vaccines are highly effective, but to get full protection people need to come back for the second dose - this is really important.

To ensure as many people are vaccinated as quickly as possible, the Department for Health and Social Care now advise that the second dose of both the OxfordAstraZeneca and the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine should be scheduled up to 12 weeks apart.

Full protection kicks in around a week or two after that second dose, which is why it's also important that when you do get invited, you act on that and get yourself booked in as soon as possible. Even those who have received a vaccine still need to follow social distancing and other guidance.

How does the vaccine work?

The vaccine works by making a protein from the virus that is important for creating protection.

The protein works in the same way they do for other vaccines by stimulating the immune system to make antibodies and cells to fight the infection.
Can I give COVID-19 to anyone, after I have had the vaccine?
The vaccine cannot give you COVID-19 infection, and two doses will reduce your chance of becoming seriously ill. We do not yet know whether it will stop you from catching and passing on the virus. , it is important to follow the guidance in your local area to protect those around you.

To protect yourself and your family, friends and colleagues you still need to:
After I have had the will I still need to follow all the infection control advice?
The vaccine cannot give you COVID-19 infection, and two doses will reduce your chance of becoming seriously ill. No vaccine is completely effective and it will take a few weeks for your body to build up protection. So , you will still need to follow the guidance in your workplace, including wearing the correct personal protection equipment and taking part in any screening programmes.

Yes, if they are in a priority group identified by JCVI. The MHRA have looked at this and decided that getting vaccinated is just as important for those who have already had Covid-19 as it is for those who haven't.
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It is not essential to leave time between the flu and Covid vaccine but it is recommended that there should be a gap of a week. We would always encourage anyone who is eligible but not yet taken up their flu jab to do so as soon as possible.

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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). Any coronavirus vaccine that is approved must go through all the clinical trials and safety checks all other licensed medicines go through.

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National vaccination data - Coronavirus dashboard

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Official Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease situation dashboard with latest data in the UK.

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The importance of COVID-19 vaccines (Available in multiple languages)

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Health care professionals discuss the importance of Covid-19 vaccines trying to allay fears in multiple languages

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook - HackMD