COVID-19 booster and flu jabs – have you booked yours?

People across north-east Scotland, eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine booster and flu jabs, are being encouraged to book their vaccination appointments via the online booking portal.

The portal opened on Monday 15 November, for those aged 50 to 59, unpaid carers who are 16 and over, and those aged 16 and over who are household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals, to book their vaccination appointment online.

To date, 10,144 have already booked appointments. We estimate there are approximately 50,000 Grampian citizens in these eligible groups who have not yet registered for a booster appointment.

For all eligible groups, at least 24 weeks should have elapsed from the second dose being administered, before the booster is given.

The online booking portal is available at nhsinform.scot/vaccinebooking and those without online access can book an appointment through the National Helpline on 0800 030 8013.

To use the online portal, individuals will need their unique vaccination username which can be found on any previous appointment letter. If this is not readily available, it can be located or reset on the NHS Inform “recover username” page.

The portal is also available for those aged 60 and above, or in other eligible groups (such as health & social care staff) to use. In addition, community pharmacies in Grampian are offering weekend vaccination clinics. Information on this can be viewed here.

The Grampian vaccination centres are in Aberdeen, Elgin, Huntly, Inverurie, Banchory, Peterhead, Macduff, Fraserburgh, and Stonehaven.