About Us Our Services Publications Contact Us Home About Us Hospitals Our Services News Get Involved Careers Contact Us Covid-19 vaccine National Helpline 0800 030 8013 On this page About the covid-19 booster and seasonal flu vaccination programmes Who is eligible for the flu vaccination? Who is eligible for the covid booster or a third dose of the covid vaccination? When and how will I be contacted about my vaccination? Including appointment details Interpreting services at clinics Drop-in clinics and mobile vaccination unit Travel to vaccination centres Vaccine information and allergy advice Flu vaccinations for primary and secondary school pupils Flu vaccinations for children not yet in school Information leaflets This year, the covid-19 booster and seasonal flu vaccination programmes are being delivered together. Where possible, people who are eligible for both vaccinations will receive one appointment – so they don’t need to attend two appointments within a short period of time. We hope the information on this page will help to answer most of your questions. It will be updated as more information becomes available. Generally speaking, if you are eligible for a covid booster you will also be eligible for the flu vaccine. As with the initial covid-19 vaccination programme, we are asking you to be patient as you will be contacted directly when it is your turn for either or both vaccines. You do not need to do anything in the meantime. 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 the covid booster? Vaccination will be offered to the same groups who were prioritised in winter and spring 2020/21. These are Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) cohorts 1 to 9: Patient-facing health and social care workers. Adults aged 70 years or over and adults aged 16 years and over who are on the highest risk list (previously known as the shielding list). All those aged 16 to 49 years with underlying health conditions, adult carers, unpaid and young carers, adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals and all adults over 50. More information is available at www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/the-vaccines/coronavirus-covid-19-booster-vaccination 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. People in this group will be contacted directly by letter, with appointments from 29 September. This group can also receive their flu vaccination at their appointment. Back to top When and how will I be contacted about my vaccination? Eligible Groups: Eligible health and social care staff How: Online self-booking When: Online portal open from 22 September People on the highest risk list who were severely immunosuppressed at the time of their second covid-19 vaccination How: Appointment letter When: Letters issued for appointments from 29 September 12 to 15 year olds How: Appointment letter and drop-in clinics When: Letters issued for appointments from 1 October Adults aged 70 years or over and adults aged 16 years and over who are on the highest risk list (previously known as the shielding list). How: Appointment letter When: These appointments have now all been scheduled. If you are in one of these groups and haven’t received your appointment yet, please call the national helpline on 0800 030 8013 and ask to be transferred to the local NHS helpline and our staff will assist. People who are housebound How: Letter from the dedicated housebound team When: Our vaccination teams are focusing on vaccinating this group by the end of November. Our housebound team has an extensive list of people who require a home visit. Unfortunately we are unable to offer a time frame as to when people will receive their home visit, however it will be as soon as we can. Adults aged 50 to 59, unpaid and young carers, household contacts (aged 16+) of people who are immunosuppressed, clinically extremely vulnerable, people aged 16+ with an underlying health condition and people who are severely immunosuppressed (third dose). For further details on who is eligible and how to book, visit NHS inform . People without online access can book an appointment through the national helpline on 0800 030 8013. How: Online self-booking When: From 15 November 2021 Pregnant women How: Maternity services When: Pregnant women can access both the flu and covid-19 vaccines through their routine maternity care. 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 are planned to start week beginning 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. I’ve lost my appointment details – where can I get them? Call the national helpline on 0800 030 8013. 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? If you had a previous covid-19 or flu vaccination (even if you didn’t receive a direct invite) then your details will be on the system. Please be patient, you will be contacted. 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 Drop-in clinics are open to anyone who: is age 12 or over who needs a first dose; or is age 18 or over and needs their second dose and it has been at least eight weeks since their first dose Only certain 12-17 year olds are eligible for 2 doses, more information is available from NHS inform. If it is more convenient, you can cancel your booked appointment and attend a drop-in clinic. You do not need an appointment and you do not need to be registered with a GP to attend a drop-in clinic. Drop-in clinics are for first and second doses of the covid-19 vaccine only. 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. 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. 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. Details of drop-in clinics will be published here when they have been confirmed. Please do not attend a clinic if it is not listed here as a drop-in clinic as you will not be seen. 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. The number of people attending our vaccination clinics has significantly increased as we are now offering covid booster and flu vaccination appointments. This means we have had to reduce the number of drop-in clinics, compared to what we have offered since June. Sunday 5th December: 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 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 5pm 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 6 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. 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. I have an allergy – can I receive the vaccines? 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. What is the timescale for vaccinations? We plan to have all flu and covid booster vaccinations completed by mid-December 2021. 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. 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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