COVID-19 vaccinations
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Immunisations
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a highly infectious respiratory infection, first identified in late 2019. It can spread quickly and cause serious illness, hospitalisation and death.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines have been approved for use by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and vaccinations have now begun.
NHS Inform provides information for the public on COVID-19 vaccinations (external website)
Eligible groups for COVID-19 vaccination
The vaccine is now available and we are prioritising the people who are at greater risk. The first people to be offered the free vaccine are:
- residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
- people aged 80 and over
- frontline health and social care workers.
Vaccination for other groups will begin as soon as the supply of vaccine becomes available.
COVID-19 vaccine resources
We have produced resources to support the groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination programme. NHS boards, care home and social care employers can request additional copies of these resources by emailing phs.covidpublications@phs.scot.
Care home resources
We have produced resources to promote the COVID-19 vaccinations for adults and workers in care homes. These include:
- information for adults
- leaflet for workers
- email invitation text
View the care home COVID-19 vaccine resources
Healthcare workers resources
We have produced resources to support COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline healthcare worker staff. These include:
- leaflet
- poster
- email invitation text
- suggested social media wording
- social media assets
View the healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine resources
Social care workers resources
We have produced resources to promote the COVID-19 vaccinations for social care worker staff. These include:
- leaflet
- poster
- email invitation text
- suggested social media wording
- social media assets
View the social care worker COVID-19 vaccine resources
GP resources
We have produced a range of resources to help GP surgeries support eligible groups as part of the vaccination rollout. These include:
- information for adults
- information for healthcare workers
- information for social care workers
- invitation letter text