Rutland Covid 19 Vaccination Centre Rutland County Council Offices Oakham Rutland
Covid-19 vaccination programme Rutland County Council Office Vaccination Centre
Rutland Health Primary Care Network
Covid-19 vaccination programme Rutland – patient update 16 December 2020
The national plans for vaccination change frequently. This is the best information that we have at the moment but may be altered.
The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Rutland is planned to start on 21 December 2020.
People who are over 80 and care home workers will be the first to be invited to make an appointment for vaccination.
At the moment there is no vaccine suitable for people who cannot travel to the single site because we are not allowed to move the vaccine.
There are over 2500 people over 80 in Rutland, and the vaccine is delivered in batches of 975, so don’t worry if you have not been contacted straight away.
We are contacting people in age order. The next session will be in January 2021
Do not contact your practice – we will contact you.
All vaccinations will be given only by prior appointment
– no walk in.
The Rutland Primary Care Network will have regular updates and frequently asked questions about the Rutland Covid Vaccination Programme.
Do not contact your surgery as they will be unable to help you with your COVID Vaccination enquiries.
Click here for more NHS information relating to the vaccination.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/
When your practice contacts you, you will be asked to make 2 appointments 21 days apart.
Please do not accept an appointment if there is a chance you cannot attend BOTH appointments, as the vaccine has a limited lifespan and will be wasted.
You will not have any protection from the vaccine until a few weeks after your second injection.
Your appointment
If your practice has your mobile phone number, information will be sent to you by text message.
Please respond to this as soon as possible to secure your appointments.
If you have a mobile phone but have not given your number to your practice, please do so using the surgery website.
If you do not have a mobile phone we will telephone you and offer appointment times.
Please make the vaccination a priority and accept the time if you can.
You cannot have a vaccination if you:
have a high temperature or fever (you will need to book a Covid test)
had another vaccination within 7 days.
have ever had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to any vaccine, medicine or food, or carry an Epipen or adrenaline injector. We will contact you directly to see if you are able to have the vaccine. You should have already had a call from your practice if you are over 80 and have a serious allergy.
are taking warfarin and your INR reading is above range.
have had a positive test for Covid within the last 4 weeks.
are pregnant or breast feeding. You must not become pregnant within 2 months of receiving the vaccine.
Click here for more information about the vaccine.
Where is the vaccination centre?
The vaccination centre will be in Oakham. There is adequate free marshalled parking at the site.
What do you need to do on the day of your vaccination?
Wear a face covering.
Maintain strict safe social distancing of 2m.
Make sure you are wearing a short sleeve top under your coat as injections will not be given in a private room.
All queuing will be outside, don’t forget your umbrella.
Queues should be short because we have booked appointment times.
Your temperature will be checked before you enter the building.
The vaccinator will ask you some questions.
The vaccinator will give you an injection into your upper arm.
You will be observed for 15 minutes before you are permitted to leave.
What should you do now?
Let us know if you do not want to be vaccinated using this form.
You do not need to let us know that you want the vaccination – your practice will contact you.
You can post the form to your practice or email to rutlandhealth.cvp@nhs.net.
Click here to download the consent form for adults.
If you have a mobile phone number or email address that your practice doesn’t know, please let us know by visiting your surgery website and informing us.
The information about the vaccination programme changes every day and this is the fastest way to keep you up to date.
Let us know if you have additional needs, for example if you will need a wheelchair or additional help by emailing rutlandhealthcvp@nhs.net.
More information
Please take the time to download and look through our Covid-19 Vaccination – A Guide for Adults leaflet by clicking here
