Still time for Lanarkshire residents to get spring booster as Covid cases rise

There may be nonetheless the chance for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster in the event that they haven't already finished so.

The spring booster programme presents a second booster vaccination to eligible teams following recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

Particularly, it urges over 75s who haven't but come ahead to get their spring booster earlier than the tip of this month.

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The second booster is to assist defend these most weak towards any improve on coronavirus infections and anybody who has not but attended for his or her spring booster can nonetheless entry their vaccine at certainly one of our vaccination centres throughout Lanarkshire.

Lynsey Sutherland, interim basic supervisor for Lanarkshire’s Vaccination Programme, mentioned: “We're interesting to anybody aged over 75 or anybody aged 12 and over who has a weakened immune system who haven't but obtained their spring booster to both guide an appointment or attend certainly one of our drop in clinics.

“Getting the spring booster will supply longer lasting safety towards extreme Covid-19 sickness to those that are extra weak.

“I wish to thank have the residents of Lanarkshire for his or her continued help in making the roll-out of the vaccination programme, together with the spring booster programme, successful.”

Newest information estimates that round one in 30 individuals in Scotland has Covid. The Workplace for Nationwide Statistics (ONS) estimates that 176,900 individuals have the virus - virtually 3.5 per cent of the inhabitants.

Spring booster appointments will be made by means of NHS Inform both on the helpline 0800 030 8031 or you possibly can go to certainly one of our drop in clinics.

Particulars of the drop-in clinics will be discovered right here.

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