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SECOND doses of the Covid vaccine will begin to be given to care home residents in Shetland from tomorrow (Friday).
Interim director of community health and social care Brian Chittick, who is leading the rollout of the vaccination programme, also told a meeting of the partnership on Thursday that targets for uptake of the vaccine has been exceeded in all age groups in Shetland.
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Meanwhile, work is being undertaken to find out if the Covid-19 vaccination programme will need to be repeated either on a one-off basis or annually.
An update on the programme was given to members of Shetland’s integration joint board, with its figures providing some positive reading.
THE LOCAL health board is reminding islanders to ensure their contact details held at GP surgeries are up to date so the Covid-19 vaccination team can get in touch. Director of community health and social care at NHS Shetland Brian Chittick apologised that telephone calls from.
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A NEW phone number is available to call for those who cannot make their appointment for a Covid vaccination at the mass vaccination centre in Lerwick.
The telephone number is 01595 743 319.
This is in response to the recent weather which saw several people unable to make their slot and needing to reschedule.
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Callers to the line will be asked to leave their details and one of the vaccination scheduling team will call back to offer an alternative appointment.
Brian Chittick, who is leading the operational rollout of the vaccination programme, said the line was for leaving a message to cancel a scheduled appointment only.
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CARE home residents who had their first Covid-19 vaccination at the end of last year are set to receive their second dose within the next two weeks, NHS Shetland confirmed this morning (Thursday).
Director of community health and social care Brian Chittick, who is leading the rollout of the vaccination programme, also said that planned mass vaccination centres at Lerwick’s Gilbertson Park and the Scalloway games hall could open before the target date of 1 March, depending on vaccine availability.
“So far the flow of vaccine to Shetland has been steady and we will now go into a phase of finding a balance between giving people their first vaccination and others their second,” Chittick said.