Please follow the contact details information provided in the appointment letter or reschedule online at www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/rearrange-or-opt-out-of-your-coronavirus-vaccination-appointment or call 0800 030 8013 to rearrange.

Also available:

• Portable hearing loops
• A quiet space/room
• All sites are wheelchair accessible
• All sites have access to language line

Yes –face coverings will be provided at the clinics.

Please arrive on time for your appointment and not too early, so if you arrive too early for your appointment you may be asked to queue outside.

If you are attending for a walk in vaccination you may have to wait a short while. Staff will be on hand to manage the queue.

If you or a member of your household displays any symptoms of COVID-19 such as a new continuous cough, fever of over 37.8°C or loss of sense of taste or smell, please do not attend this appointment. Instead isolate according to current Scottish Government guidance and rearrange the appointment for 4 weeks after the date you were tested to get any dose of the vaccine. You should do this even if you have no symptoms.

Please contact the telephone number provided in your appointment letter to rearrange your appointment if any of the following apply: –

• you have had COVID-19 infection less than 4 weeks prior to your appointment
• you are participating in a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
• you have had any other vaccination in the 7 days before your appointment,
• you have been advised to self-isolate or if you are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test.

The purpose of your appointment is to attend for a COVID-19 vaccination. Please do not ask the vaccinators about other health concerns.

For further information on COVID-19 symptoms and how to book a test visit NHS Inform Coronavirus (COVID-19): General advice | NHS inform

Yes. Even if you’ve already had COVID-19, you could still get it again. Further doses of the vaccination will reduce your risk of getting COVD-19 again and can reduce how serious the symptoms will be.

If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 – even if you have no symptoms – you should wait until four weeks after the date you were tested to get the vaccine. If your appointment falls in the isolation period, then follow the instructions on your appointment letter to rearrange.

Some people may experience side effects after the vaccine. These are usually mild and may include:

• tenderness, swelling and/or redness at the injection site
• headache, muscle ache
• feeling tired
• fever (temperature above 37.8°C).

A less common side effect is swelling of the glands.This starts a few days after the vaccine and may last for up to two weeks. This is to be expected and is a sign of the immune system responding to the vaccine.

Check the post vaccination information leaflet you were given at your appointment for more information, including how to report adverse events.

If you feel uncomfortable, take Paracetamol. Make sure you take Paracetamol as directed on the label or leaflet.

As with all vaccines, you can report suspected side effects through the Yellow Card Scheme. You can report side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines online at Yellow Card.

You can also call the Yellow Card hotline on 0800 731 6789.  This hotline is available Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm.

If you have any concerns about your health please contact your GP, or NHS 24 on 111.

Pregnant women should now be offered vaccination at the same time as non-pregnant women, based on their age and clinical risk group. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are the preferred vaccines for pregnant women of any age, because of more extensive experience of their use in pregnancy.

Pregnant women who commenced vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine, however, are advised to complete with the same vaccine. Clinicians (such as obstetricians, mid-wives, GPs or other healthcare professionals authorised to offer COVID-19 vaccination) should discuss the risks and benefits of vaccination with the woman, who should be told about the limited evidence of safety for the vaccine in pregnancy.

For the latest guidance on pregnancy, breastfeeding and the COVID-19 vaccine visit:

NHS Inform
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine | NHS inform

You do not need middle name(s) for status reports or international travel. If your address on your status is out of date you can still use it for international travel, providing your name and date of birth are correct

• downloading a PDF online
• phoning the COVID Status Helpline

You’ll need to request proof of vaccination for your other dose from the international country you were vaccinated in.

NHS Scotland are working towards a technical solution for this and they’ll update you soon.

This is a temporary process and NHS Scotland are working with colleagues in some international countries to create a system that will allow them to connect your information