COVID 19 VACCINATION FOR CARERS

Created: Monday, 15 February 2021 22:30

Published: Friday, 19 February 2021 22:30

Written by Fife Carers Centre

The most recent information that we have about the unpaid carers vaccinations is as follows

• We have now passed one million first dose vaccinations in Scotland.
• Second appointments for those who received their first vaccination at the beginning of the campaign are also underway.
• Around 75,000 more people have been vaccinated than originally anticipated in Scotland’s deployment plan which is due to higher take-up rates of vaccine than anticipated and that is very welcome. But this all has had an impact on our available vaccine supply and we must therefore ensure enough vaccine for second doses when they are due.
• Scotland continues to follow the JCVI advice on prioritisation – to protect those most at risk.
• Unpaid carers, who continue to be prioritised as part of group 6, will be called forward as soon as vaccine supplies allow, both through letters to those on relevant benefits, and through a national marketing campaign signposting them to the forthcoming self-referral portal.
• More details on timescales for unpaid carers will follow shortly.

Fife Carers Centre is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.

Company Number 282309.  Scottish Charity Number SC029466.

Fife Carers Centre is an independent voluntary organisation funded by Fife Council and NHS Fife.

The above information is from Fife Carers Centre Information Bulletin Mon 15/02/2021