Morecambe residents reminded to use vaccine at home service as autumn approaches

Residents in Morecambe Bay are able to get their Covid-19 vaccine from the comfort of their own homes, simply by booking online or over the phone.
By Michelle Blade
Published 25th Aug 2022, 04:54 BST
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The local initiative, which launched earlier this year, allows people who don’t feel comfortable using the existing services to have someone from the vaccine programme outreach team visit and administer the jab.

The new, variant-busting Covid-19 vaccine will also be available via the vaccine at home service to those who are eligible when the rollout begins in September.

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To make a booking, visit here or phone 0300 790 6856 (between 10am to 8pm daily), and an appointment will be made for a time that is convenient for you.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, on December 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, on December 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, on December 5, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Jane Scattergood, lead for the vaccination programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria, said: “There are many people who haven’t yet come forward for their Covid-19 vaccine, or are now eligible for their next booster, and we want to make it as easy as possible for them to come forward for their jab.

“We know there are still people shielding or just uncertain about leaving their house, as well as those for whom a trip to a vaccine centre may be a struggle. This service is for those people, and we’re only too happy to come and visit them in a place that is more comfortable for them.

“Covid-19 is still around and can make people seriously ill, so a vaccine or a booster – including one of the new, next generation boosters – will be the best protection for you and your family.”

For more information on the vaccination programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria visit here

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