All Scots over 50 will be offered a booster jab in the fight against the deadly coronavirus.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today that extra coronavirus vaccine shots will be rolled out from next week to eligible groups.
The UK-wide Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that boosters should be given to more vulnerable people to maximise protection ahead of the winter.
Concerns have been raised that the protection offered by two jabs is waning and another dose is deemed to be a wise move, with Scotland and the UK choosing to make the move.
But who will get the vaccine first and when will they receive them?
Who is getting the booster first?
Nicola Sturgeon stated that following people will get booster vaccines offered to them:
- All adults over 50
- Frontline health and care workers
- Younger adults with certain health conditions
- Younger adults with health conditions that put them at higher risk
- Adult household contacts of people with suppressed immune systems
When are you due a 'booster' jab?
The JCVI have also advised that there should be an interval of at least six months between a second dose and a booster dose.
When can I book a booster vaccine?
Frontline health and social care workers will be able to book their booster appointment online through NHS Inform from Monday.
From next week, residents in care homes for older people will be offered both flu and COVID booster vaccines.
Adults aged 70 or over, and everyone aged over 16 on the highest risk list will be contacted very shortly either by letter or by their GP.
Everyone else on the list of who is eligible will be given a booster vaccine in October 2021.
