Arran residents eligible for a Covid booster vaccination this spring are being invited to attend clinics on the island.
The Covid vaccination programme aims to protect those most vulnerable to severe coronavirus with the following groups eligible for an additional booster vaccination to help maintain levels of immunity:
* Everyone aged 75 years and over on June 30 2024 - born on or before June 30 1949
* Residents in care homes for older adults
* People aged six months and over March 31 2024 who have a weakened immune system.
Appointments are being issued for clinics at Ormidale Sports Pavilion, Brodick, on Wednesday April 24, 9.30am to 5pm, and Thursday April 25, 9.30am to 3pm.
If you are invited but are unable to attend on the date given, please follow the instructions on your letter to reschedule your appointment. Visits to housebound patients and care home residents on the island have already begun and will be completed soon.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran public health assistant director Lisa Davidson said: “This spring, our vaccination teams are returning to Arran to offer COVID-19 boosters to those eligible. Getting vaccinated is the safest and most effective way to protect yourself against coronavirus, so I’d encourage everyone invited to take up the offer.
“Even if you had a Covid vaccine in the winter, it’s important for those in a more at risk group to get another dose this spring, as protection can fade over time.
“Eligible local people should look out for appointments arriving by post in an NHS branded letter, or by email or text message, depending on communication preference.”
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