IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group has been legally dissolved and from 1 July 2022 has been replaced by a new organisation: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (SY ICB). NHS South Yorkshire ICB is now responsible for commissioning and funding of health and care services locally. Please go to our new website www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk for information about the work of NHS South Yorkshire ICB and details about how to contact us.

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COVID-19 vaccine FAQs

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  • Who can get the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • Advice if you're of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding

  • I've now been asked to shield, what happens next?
  • Am I at increased risk from COVID-19 infection?  
  • I am in one of the listed groups above, why do I have to wait?  
  • Who cannot have the vaccine? 
  • I'm an unpaid carer, what should I do?
  • How do I register with a GP? 

  • What counts as a frontline social care worker?
  • I have a health condition and am offered the flu vaccine each year, does that mean I’ll be offered a covid vaccine as part of group 6?
  • I have asthma, will I get a covid vaccination?

 

Click here for information about booking your COVID-19 vaccine

  • How you will be contacted for your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination?
  • Book or manage your coronavirus vaccination

 

Click here for information about the COVID-19 vaccines

  • What vaccines for COVID-19 are currently available? 
  • Is the AstraZeneca vaccine safe?
  • How long does the vaccine take to become effective? 
  • Why is it important to get your COVID-19 vaccination? 
  • Can people pick what vaccine they want?   
  • Why are you postponing second doses?

 

Click here for information on safety and effectiveness

  • Do the COVID-19 vaccines have side effects?
  • How safe are the COVID vaccines?

  • Reports of extremely rare blood clots

  • Is the AstraZeneca vaccine safe?

  • How effective are the vaccines?  How long do they take to work?  
  • Can I give COVID-19 to anyone, after I have had the vaccine?  
  • After I have had the vaccine will I still need to follow all the infection control advice?  
  • Can the COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility?
  • Can I have the vaccine whilst pregnant or breast feeding?
  • I'm currently unwell with COVID should I get the vaccine?
  • Should people who have already had COVID get vaccinated or are suffering from long COVID get vaccinated?
  • Do I need to leave a space between having the flu vaccine and having the COVID vaccine?  

 

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  • Is the vaccine vegan/vegetarian friendly/ suitable for Muslim and Jewish people? 

 

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