Coronavirus Vaccine

Coronavirus Vaccine

At the end of last year, this Trust became one of the first 50 hospital vaccination hubs in the country, contributing to the initial first priority phase. Since then, the vaccination campaign has seen further priority and age groups being offered vaccinations by invitation to their local hubs and centres.  

Now that those community vaccination hubs are very much established and vaccinating thousands of people a day, the NHS will continue to invite people to go there as part of the phased scheme when it is their turn to receive it. The community hubs offer the Astra Zenica/Oxford vaccine, enabling them to be more flexible with appointment offers that are generally closer to home, reducing unnecessary visits to hospital.

At the Royal we continue, in line with national directives, to progress the mass vaccination plan for the local NHS and social care services. 

We continue to urge people to take up the opportunity of a vaccine when it’s offered. It greatly reduces the risk of you contracting the virus but, if you do, the chances of you becoming seriously ill are much less. This is not only a benefit to your health but helps to protect the NHS and its staff as it looks to restore services in conjunction with the road to exiting lockdown. 

A video has been produced that talks you through the process of your visit to a vaccination hub and what will happen to you as you receive the vaccine. It is designed to familiarise you with the process and reassure you about the vaccine and its benefits to you…it is subtitled and has been translated into different languages. 

Please take a moment to watch this five minute video, just click on the one that best suits your preferred language, to know more.
 

• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – English
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – British Sign Language
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – Urdu translation
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – Bengali translation
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – Punjabi translation
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – Polish translation
• [Video] What to expect when going for a COVID-19 vaccination – Slovak translation

We have also created some translated leaflets as well, see below to read the one for you...
 

COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Urdu translation - PDF
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Urdu translation - PNG Image
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Bengali translation - PDF
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Bengali translation - PNG Image
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Punjabi translation - PDF
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Punjabi translation - PNG Image
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Slovak translation - PDF
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Slovak translation - PNG Image
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Polish translation - PDF
COVID-19 Patient vaccination journey – Polish translation - PNG Image

Please do not contact us, or your GP or go direct to the NHS until you get your invitation letter.

You can find out more about who is currently being offered the vaccine here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/ and there are more details about the vaccine and what to expect in the information leaflets that Public Health England have published: