Walk-in clinics for those eligible for Covid boosters and flu vaccines are continuing throughout November at the Gilbertson Park Games Hall.
Please use this link to see the available times: NHS Shetland: Flu/COVID-19 Vaccinations Walk-in Clinics (scot.nhs.uk)
You can also contact the team to arrange a time for your appointment by phoning 01595 743319 or emailing shet.vaccination-team@nhs.scot
The following people are eligible for the Covid booster and/ or seasonal flu
vaccinations and can attend the walk-in clinics:
- Anyone aged 50 or over
- Anyone aged 12 to 49 identified as being at increased risk of Covid and flu
- due to certain medical conditions or a weakened immune system
- Anyone who lives with someone who has a weakened immune system
- Unpaid carers including young carers
- Pregnant women
- Pupil facing staff in schools (Flu only unless in one of the groups above)
- Adults under 50, and young people who have left school, who are in clinical
- risk groups for flu but not Covid (Flu only)
In addition, anyone aged 12 or over who has missed any of their first doses of the
Covid vaccine can still have these, either at a walk-in clinic or by appointment.
Staff who work face-to-face with patients or clients in a health or social care setting
are also eligible for flu and Covid vaccines. If you have not yet been vaccinated or
given an appointment, please speak to your manager as soon as possible.
The following groups of children aged 5-11 are eligible for Covid vaccines. Please
contact the vaccination team as above to make an appointment at a dedicated
children’s clinic. The walk-in clinics are not suitable for children:
- All children who were aged 5 or over on 31 August 2022 are eligible for two
- doses of vaccine
- All children in clinical risk groups are eligible for Covid vaccination after their
- fifth birthday, including two primary doses and boosters
Children are also eligible for flu vaccination through their GP practice (pre-school children) or school clinics. The secondary school clinics have been completed, and the school nursing team is currently delivering the primary school clinics, they will run until the end of November.
The vaccination team is continuing to phone people in the clinical risk groups to offer appointments and will send letters to those who have not been reached by phone.
Anyone who is under the age of 50 and newly diagnosed with a medical condition can check if they are eligible for Covid and/or flu vaccination by using the link below and then speaking to their GP who can send a referral on to the vaccination team.
You can find our more information and check if you are eligible for one or both vaccines on the NHS Inform website: www.nhsinform.scot/winter-vaccines
You can read the leaflets about the vaccines at Winter vaccines leaflets | NHS inform