Monklands residents eligible for the flu vaccine who have not yet received an invitation to a clinic can now contact NHS Lanarkshire directly to arrange an appointment.
Vaccinations are given to everyone who is or will be 65 and over by March 31; everyone under that age who is in an at-risk group; people who have been shielding and members of their households; and young and unpaid carers.
Bookings can be made by calling 01698 687456 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Thursday or 9am to 4.15pm on Fridays, or by emailing FluRebookingAppointments@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk with your name, address, date of birth and phone number.
Health board officials add: “This does not apply to two- to five-year-olds not in school as we are still scheduling appointments for this group; the Scottish Government will advise if we are to vaccinate the 55 to 64 age group.”
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NHS Lanarkshire vaccinated 174,574 people at 1183 clinics in the seven weeks up to last Thursday.
Dr Mark Russell, who is associate medical director of Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, said: “At this point, we’ve vaccinated more people that we did in the entire programme last year.
“All the issues that we have experienced have been resolved and we are on track to vaccinate everyone who is eligible, and wants to receive their vaccine, in our original timescale.
“We would like to offer reassurance that our flu clinics will continue even though Lanarkshire is in Covid protection level four – our clinics are safe to visit, attending for your flu vaccination is an important appointment to keep and travelling for healthcare appointments is allowed in line with government guidance.”
