Here is the updated information on the vaccination programme in East Sussex
Table of Contents Vaccines for Over 42s Now anyone aged 42 and over, those clinically extremely vulnerable, those with an underlying health condition, and unpaid carers are all currently eligible. To book your vaccination, visit nhs.uk/covidvaccine, call 119, or wait to be contacted by your GP led local vaccination service. To date, more than 1.2 million … Read more
People aged 45 and over are now eligible to receive their Covid vaccination. Across the country, we are moving to the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme after reaching the target to offer all those in phase 1 of the vaccination programme a vaccination. Everybody in cohorts 1 to 9 – those aged 50 and … Read more
COVID-19 vaccination and blood clotting Information about your vaccination Public Health England have published a useful document about the risks and benefits of Covid vaccinations for different age groups. You can view the document here.
Urgent Message. From Sussex NHS This is an addition to the earlier message especially in reference to Centres Closing Whilst there is a national issue with supply, across Sussex we have sufficient vaccine available to keep our vaccination centres at Brighton, Chichester, Crawley and Eastbourne open for first dose appointments for the first two weeks … Read more
The Sussex NHS have confirmed that they will be concentrating on providing the second jabs for Cohorts 1-9 during April, in particular in the first two weeks. There will be no vaccination of under 50’s at this time, other than the occasional ‘using up’ of spare doses at the end of a day. So the … Read more
You will obviously be aware of announcements yesterday and today concerning delays of vaccine delivery. It has been announced that there will be no vaccination of under-50’s until May when supplies resume to normal and the second jabs have been given. The Government has said that all adults over twenty will receive vaccinations by the … Read more
Following the AstraZeneca vaccine suspension by some European countries pending a review of reports of blood clots, we have been given the following information: To clarify, the European Union’s medicines agency has said there is “no indication” that Oxford-AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is the cause of reported blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been carrying … Read more
Table of Contents Text messages from the national booking system: From this week the national programme will be sending text message invitations to those eligible and for whom their GP has a mobile phone number listed. This is in addition to a letter, which may follow a day or so later, but it is hoped … Read more
Across our local area, vaccination services are preparing to offer second doses. While the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine gives a good immunity to the virus, two doses are needed to have the best chance of full protection. Second doses are being scheduled up to twelve weeks after the first. It is really important … Read more
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination programme is now open to eligible adult carers. Read the latest information and FAQs for carers about the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Sussex.
