We have now completed most of our Covid booster vaccination clinics with two additional ones being made available in May.

Our dedicated booking lines have now closed, so if you still wish to take up the invitation of a Covid booster, please see the dates in the sections below.

Patients who are eligible this spring are:

· Anyone aged 75 and over

· People living in a care home for older people

· Anyone 18 to 74 who is SEVERELY IMMUNOSUPPRESSED

Guidance on conditions that mean someone is severely immunosuppressed can be found on the gov.uk website HERE

Please note: medically ‘at risk’ patients who are not immunosuppressed, are NOT eligible for the Spring Boosters.

If you are turning 75 years of age between April and June this year, you do not have to wait until your birthday.

Full information on the Spring booster campaign can be found HERE

We want to encourage all our patients to take up the Covid booster vaccination if they are eligible this spring and are able to do so.

• getting vaccinated against COVID-19 will provide protection for you and those around you for both these serious illnesses
• vaccination offers the best protection against the symptoms

Monday 19th May: 1pm to 4pm-ish

You may book into any of the clinics available in our group.

Monday 12th May:  12.30pm to 3pm-ish

You may book into any of the clinics available in our group.

Information about the Covid vaccines and possible side-effects can be found by clicking HERE

For Spring Boosters 2025 the vaccine being used will be Spikevax, with a potential move to Comirnaty as the programme progresses. 

For all Covid vaccinations the gaps between boosters should be:

• Those aged 12 and above, who are immunocompromised, must have a gap of at least 3 months since their last dose, ideally 6 months.
• Those aged 65 and above must have a gap of at least 3 months since their last booster/dose, ideally 6 months. 

The National Booking Serviceis available to find clinics in the wider Devon and Cornwall area and some community venues.

Call 119 to speak to the booking line.

For the National Booking Service online click HERE

If there is an error with your vaccine records and it was given by us, please call 01409 253692 and tell us about this issue. We will try to amend the error the same day, which updates on the national system within 24 hours. 

We are unable to change vaccine records completed elsewhere. If you have an issue with a record that was given at a different site, please contact that site to have any errors amended. If you are unable to contact the site who gave you the vaccine, please call 119 and ask for a VDRS referral. Someone from that team will then call you back and help you woth the query or correction. Once a record has been amended, it will take 24 hours to update on the national system. 

Vaccines given in other parts of the UK should now appear in the English NHS System. 

VACCINATIONS GIVEN ABROAD

If you received any of your COVID-19 vaccinations overseas, you can now book an appointment with a local vaccination centre to get your vaccination records updated. Check the criteria and book an appointment HERE 

OPTING OUT

If you do not wish to be called for a Covid Vaccination you can choose to opt out by clicking HERE. This preference can be changed at any time.

If you do not wish to take up the offer of other vaccinations (including flu vaccinations), please contact your practice directly, so this can be formalised and added to your medical record.