Select Page Covid-19 vaccine National Helpline 0800 030 8013 On this page Who is eligible for the booster dose? Before getting the booster dose If you’ve recently tested positive for coronavirus How you will be invited for vaccination Who is eligible for the flu vaccination? Who is eligible for a third dose of the Covid vaccine? I’m housebound – when / how will I get my vaccine? Where will my appointment be? I don’t want to travel to a clinic – can I have an appointment at my GP practice or community pharmacy? I’m registered with a GP practice in NHS Lanarkshire, but I live in a different health board. Where will my appointment be? What if my appointment isn’t suitable? I’ve lost my appointment details – where can I get them? I didn’t get an invite for my flu / covid vaccine last year, what if I get missed this year? Can I check I’m on the list? Interpreting services at clinics Drop-in clinics We can only run drop-in clinics when we have the capacity. If we have more booked appointments then we cannot run drop-in clinics. Drop-in mobile vaccinations Travel to vaccination centres Vaccine information How long do I need to wait before I receive my Covid booster? What vaccines will be used? I have an allergy – can I receive the vaccines? Flu vaccinations for primary and secondary school pupils Flu vaccinations for children not yet in school Information leaflets Like some other vaccines, levels of protection may begin to reduce over time. The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine booster dose will help extend the protection you gained from your first two doses and give you longer-term protection. You can get the booster dose any time at least 3 months (12 weeks) after your second dose and it will help reduce the risk of you needing to go to hospital due to coronavirus this winter. A booster dose is different from a third primary dose for people with a severely weakened immune system. Back to top Who is eligible for the booster dose? The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommends that the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine is offered to: older adults living in care homes frontline health and social care workers all adults aged 18 years or over adults aged 16 years or over with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe coronavirus unpaid carers aged 16 years or over adults aged 16 years or over who live with someone with a severely weakened immune system You’ll be offered a booster dose of either Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. AstraZeneca may be given as your booster dose if you have medical reasons that mean you cannot have Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna. If you are aged 18 to 39 years, you cannot currently book a booster vaccination. More information will be available soon about how 18 to 39 year olds will get their vaccine. Back to top Before getting the booster dose If you have not had either your first or second dose of the coronavirus vaccine, you should arrange to have them by registering through NHS Inform at https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/registering-for-a-coronavirus-vaccine You’ll still need the booster dose but the timing of it will depend on when you had your second dose. Back to top If you’ve recently tested positive for coronavirus If you’ve recently tested positive for coronavirus, you should wait until 4 weeks after the date you were tested to get any dose of the vaccine. You should do this even if you have no symptoms. Back to top How you will be invited for vaccination NHS Lanarkshire are following the JCVI advice and offering a booster dose to those most at risk first. If you’re eligible, your flu and coronavirus booster vaccines may be given at the same time, one in each arm. It’s safe to get the coronavirus and flu vaccines at the same time, and it’s as effective as getting them at different times. To allow GP practices to continue to provide their vital services to patients, they are not involved in delivering these vaccination programmes. Please do not contact your GP practice about the covid booster or flu vaccinations as they will not be able to help. Instead, people who are eligible will be invited to attend an appointment in one of our seven vaccination centres, located across Lanarkshire. These are: Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie Ballerup Hall, East Kilbride (moving to Alistair McCoist Complex from 22 November to 31 December 2021) Banqueting Hall, South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Hamilton Braidfute Retail Park, Lanark (with satellite clinics at Abington, Biggar and Stonehouse) Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen Link Community Centre, Cumbernauld Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell Back to top Who is eligible for the flu vaccination? All those aged 50 years of age and over. Those over 6 months of age with a medical condition which puts them in an ‘at risk’ group such as asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, heart and lung diseases, or autoimmune disorders. Healthcare workers. Social care workers who deliver direct personal care. Unpaid and young carers. Pregnant women (including those with at-risk conditions). Children aged 2-5 years old (not yet at school). Primary and secondary school pupils. NHS independent contractors including GP, dental and optometry practices, community pharmacists and laboratory staff working on COVID-19 testing. Teachers, nursery teachers and support staff in close contact with pupils (in both a local authority and independent setting). Prison staff and support staff in close contact with the prison population (delivering direct detention services). Those in the prison population. More information is available at www.nhsinform.scot/flu-vaccine Back to top Who is eligible for a third dose of the Covid vaccine? People on the highest risk list who were severely immunosuppressed at the time of their last covid-19 vaccination will be offered a third primary dose instead of a booster. There needs to be at least 8 weeks between your second dose and your third dose. This group can also receive their flu vaccination at their appointment. Back to top I’m housebound – when / how will I get my vaccine? NHS Lanarkshire has a dedicated team of staff to deliver vaccinations to people who are housebound. The team is collating the list and will contact everyone directly. You do not need to do anything in the meantime. These visits started on 4 October. A few people may receive a letter with an appointment at a clinic. If you receive an appointment, please call the number on the letter and let the helpline know that you require a home visit. They will pass you through to the local NHS Lanarkshire team to arrange a home visit. Back to top Where will my appointment be? Your appointment will be in the vaccination centre closest to you. Details of centres are listed above. Covid-19 restrictions are still in place at vaccination clinics. Please ensure you wear a face covering for the entire time you are inside the clinic (unless you are exempt) and follow the hand sanitising and physical distancing instructions from staff. Back to top I don’t want to travel to a clinic – can I have an appointment at my GP practice or community pharmacy? NHS Lanarkshire has worked closely with North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire Councils to identify venues which are easily accessed by the majority of the population. We had to also balance the venues being returned to their normal use with the number of other criteria used to identify the sites. To allow GPs to continue to provide vital services to their patients, they are not involved in this year’s programme. Similar to GPs, community pharmacies are not involved in this year’s covid booster and flu vaccination programmes. This allows pharmacies to continue to provide services to their communities, while not increasing the number of people attending their premises. Back to top I’m registered with a GP practice in NHS Lanarkshire, but I live in a different health board. Where will my appointment be? Appointments are issued for NHS board of residence. Which means you will get an appointment for the NHS board you live in. However, if it is more convenient you can reschedule your appointment to a clinic in NHS Lanarkshire (or any other health board). Details of how to reschedule will be on your appointment letter. Back to top What if my appointment isn’t suitable? If you receive an appointment which isn’t suitable, details on how to reschedule it will be on your appointment letter. Back to top I’ve lost my appointment details – where can I get them? Call the national helpline on 0800 030 8013. Back to top Interpreting services at clinics For anyone attending our vaccination centres who may need an interpreter, we have direct and easy access to more than 200 languages, including British Sign Language (BSL) through the LanguageLine app available on iPads. If you need access to an interpreter, please let a member of staff know when you arrive for your appointment. Back to top Drop-in clinics This Sunday 5th December we are running drop-in clinics at all seven of our vaccination centres. The drop in clinics are for first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for anyone over 16 years old. The drop in clinics will be open between 8.15am and 7.30pm. We are also inviting 12 to 15 year olds who require their first dose to attend our drop in clinics on Sunday between 2pm and 6pm. (We will not be offering 2nd doses for 12 to 15 year olds so please do not bring your child if they need a 2nd dose.) The drop in clinics can also not be used for the flu, Covid third dose or booster vaccinations. All drop-in clinics have both the Pfizer BioNTech and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines available. NHS Lanarkshire does not have the Moderna vaccine. The drop in clinics are: Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie Alistair McCoist Complex, East Kilbride Banqueting Hall, South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Hamilton Braidfute Retail Park, Lanark Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen Link Community Centre, Cumbernauld Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell These clinics have limited spaces and will run on a first-come first-served basis. Spaces may run out at any point throughout the advertised time. As is the nature of drop-in clinics they may be busy and people should expect a significant wait. If you attend a drop-in clinic after all the spaces have been used, you will be asked to return on a different day or attend another clinic. Clinics will have two queues – one for drop-ins and one for people with appointments. Back to top Drop-in clinics This Sunday 5th December we are running drop-in clinics for first and second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and is only for anyone over 16 years old. (Please do not attend with children 15 years old or under as they will not be vaccinated.) They cannot be used for the flu, Covid third dose or booster vaccinations. All drop-in clinics have both the Pfizer BioNTech and Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines available. NHS Lanarkshire does not have the Moderna vaccine. All of the below centres will open drop-in clinics between 8.15am and 7.30pm. • Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie • Alistair McCoist Complex, East Kilbride • Banqueting Hall, South Lanarkshire Council Headquarters, Hamilton • Braidfute Retail Park, Lanark • Fernhill Community Centre, Rutherglen • Link Community Centre, Cumbernauld • Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell These clinics have limited spaces and will run on a first-come first-served basis. Spaces may run out at any point throughout the advertised time. As is the nature of drop-in clinics they may be busy and people should expect a significant wait. If you attend a drop-in clinic after all the spaces have been used, you will be asked to return on a different day or attend another clinic. Clinics will have two queues – one for drop-ins and one for people with appointments. Back to top We can only run drop-in clinics when we have the capacity. If we have more booked appointments then we cannot run drop-in clinics. The venues for drop-in clinics are based on where we have enough physical space to accommodate more people and also the capacity (staffing and number of appointments) to run drop-in clinics. Back to top Drop-in mobile vaccinations We are working with the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide a mobile vaccination unit for the rural areas of Lanarkshire. The unit will offer Covid booster, flu vaccinations and third doses as well as first and second doses of the covid-19 vaccination. You do not need an appointment, you can just drop-in. For the Covid booster you must be in one the of eligible groups mentioned above and it has been at least 6 months since your second dose of the covid-19 vaccination. The mobile vaccination clinic will run from 9am to 4pm on: Monday 6 December – Queenzieburn Community Hall, 23 Mill Road, Queenzieburn, G65 9EF Tuesday 7 December – Glenboig Life Centre, 110 Main Street, Glenboig, ML5 2RD Wednesday 8 December – Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill Community Wing, Carlisle Road, Blackwood, ML11 9SB Thursday 9 December – Willie Waddell Sports and Community Centre, Main Street, Forth, ML11 8AA Friday 10 December – St Joseph’s Church, 73 Cardowan Road, Stepps, G33 6AA Back to top Travel to vaccination centres Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has a dedicated enquiry line for public transport to vaccination centres. This is the first point of contact for all public transport enquiries – call 0141 465 1878 (open 24 hours) or visit www.travelinescotland.com/vaccination to plan your journey. We have worked with SPT to provide a bus service from Motherwell town centre to Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. The 341 service runs every 30 minutes at a subsidised cost of £1.50 single or £2.50 return for adults and £0.80 single or £1.30 return for children. For the full timetable, visit www.spt.co.uk/media/q3tjg1ab/service-341-timetable.pdf Back to top Vaccine information How long do I need to wait before I receive my Covid booster? The JCVI has advised that there should be at least 3 months between your second dose of the covid-19 vaccine and the booster. There does not need to be a gap between the flu and covid booster vaccinations. Where possible, these vaccines will be given at the same appointment. Back to top What vaccines will be used? People will receive the flu vaccine that is most appropriate for their age group (under and over 65s). Everyone eligible for a third dose and a booster will receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine – regardless of what vaccine they received previously. The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine may be given as your booster dose if you have medical reasons that mean you cannot have Pfizer/BioNTech. This will be discussed at your appointment. Back to top What vaccines will be used? When you attend your appointment you will receive a clinical assessment, where you can discuss any allergies with staff. If staff feel you should receive an alternative vaccine, they will make these arrangements for you. Back to top Flu vaccinations for primary and secondary school pupils All primary and secondary school pupils are eligible for the flu vaccine. This will be delivered through school clinics. If your child is not at school on the day of the flu vaccinations, they will receive their vaccine at a school mop-up clinic. If you have missed the deadline for returning consent forms, still return the form and your child will be included in the mop-up clinic. If you have not received a consent form for your child’s flu vaccine and you would like your child vaccinated, please contact the School Immunisation Team on 0300 303 3229. Back to top Flu vaccinations for children not yet in school Children aged 6 months to 2 years in an at-risk category and those aged 2 to 5 not in school are also eligible for the seasonal flu vaccination. All children in these groups will receive a letter with an appointment for a local clinic, usually within health centres. If the appointment is not suitable, there will be details on the letter for how to reschedule. These clinics will run until early December 2021 and appointment letters are being sent out in batches by age – starting with the youngest first. Children aged 6 months to 2 years who have been identified as ‘at-risk’ will receive their flu vaccine as an injection. Children aged 2 to 5 not in school, will receive the flu vaccine as a nasal spray. To help increase the uptake of the flu vaccine in children aged 2 to 5 (not in school), we are holding drop-in clinics. Please attend the drop-in clinic in the area where you live. Children must be aged 2 years or older on 1 September 2021 to be eligible. It’s more important than ever that children are protected against flu, as we are all out and about more and immunity levels may be lower this year. Drop-in flu vaccination clinics for 2 to 5 year olds (not in school) will run on: Saturday 4 December Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw 9am to 4.30pm Motherwell Health Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell 9am to 3pm Sunday 5 December Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw 9am to 1pm Monday 6 December Rutherglen Primary Care Centre, Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen 9am to 4pm Tuesday 7 December Cambuslang Clinic, Johnson Drive, Cambuslang 1pm to 4pm Thursday 9 December Alison Lea Medical Centre, Alison Lea, East Kilbride 9am to 4.45pm Friday 10 December Bellshill Community Health Clinic, Greenmoss Place, Bellshill 1.30pm to 4.30pm More information about the child flu vaccine is available at www.nhsinform.scot/childflu Back to top Flu vaccinations for children not yet in school Children aged 6 months to 2 years in an at-risk category and those aged 2 to 5 not in school are also eligible for the seasonal flu vaccination. All children in these groups will receive a letter with an appointment for a local clinic, usually within health centres. If the appointment is not suitable, there will be details on the letter for how to reschedule. These clinics will run until early December 2021 and appointment letters are being sent out in batches by age – starting with the youngest first. Children aged 6 months to 2 years who have been identified as ‘at-risk’ will receive their flu vaccine as an injection. Children aged 2 to 5 not in school, will receive the flu vaccine as a nasal spray. To help increase the uptake of the flu vaccine in children aged 2 to 5 (not in school), we are holding drop-in clinics. Please attend the drop-in clinic in the area where you live. Children must be aged 2 years or older on 1 September 2021 to be eligible. It’s more important than ever that children are protected against flu, as we are all out and about more and immunity levels may be lower this year. Drop-in flu vaccination clinics for 2 to 5 year olds (not in school) will run on: Saturday 4 December Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw 9am to 4.30pm Motherwell Health Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell 9am to 3pm Sunday 5 December Houldsworth Centre, Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw 9am to 1pm Monday 6 December Rutherglen Primary Care Centre, Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen 9am to 4pm Tuesday 7 December Cambuslang Clinic, Johnson Drive, Cambuslang 1pm to 4pm Thursday 9 December Alison Lea Medical Centre, Alison Lea, East Kilbride 9am to 4.45pm Friday 10 December Bellshill Community Health Clinic, Greenmoss Place, Bellshill 1.30pm to 4.30pm More information about the child flu vaccine is available at www.nhsinform.scot/childflu Back to top Information leaflets A number of leaflets about the covid-19 vaccination are available on NHS inform. These include leaflets for: Adults Young people Booster dose Third dose Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots Pregnancy advice What to expect after your vaccination Pfizer BioNTech vaccine Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine For these leaflets and alternative formats, visit www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/leaflets-other-languages-and-accessible-formats/coronavirus-vaccine-leaflets Back to top PARTNERS Accessibility Tools Toggle High Contrast Toggle Font size PARTNERS PARTNERS NHS 24 NHS Inform Public Health Scotland NHS Scotland North Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Scottish Government PARTNERS Police Scotland Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Organ Donation Scotland Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Healthy Working Lives Contact Us Data Protection Notice Cookie Notice Accessibility Statement Third-party websites and applications Copyright Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Fund We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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