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Delay for repeat vaccination

Posted By killyliss

"Delay for repeat vaccination"

About: Southern Health & Social Care Trust / COVID vaccination programme

(as a relative),

I got a vaccine in my arm on the 22nd of January, and I haven't suffered any side effects, so I'm quite content with that.

But I was under the impression I was to get the repeat within 3 weeks, but the date I've been given is 10 weeks away, so I'm a bit concerned, and they haven't contacted me to let me know why. I'm not a vaccinologist and I don't know what the effects will be, or whether the person making these decisions is a vaccinologist either. Do you have any explanation for why it is now three months instead of three weeks, or how it will affect me?

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Response from Christine Armstrong, Care Opinion Facilitator, Patient Experience, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 3 years ago
Christine Armstrong
Care Opinion Facilitator, Patient Experience,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Submitted on 01/02/2021 at 11:48
Published on Care Opinion at 11:48

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Dear Killyliss - thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience on receiving your COVID vaccination, it was great that you dis not have any side effects. I can appreciate your concern at not being able to receive your 2nd vaccine within three weeks. The decision regarding the timing for the second vaccination was taken at a regional level by the Department of Health for Northern Ireland; you can view the vaccination programme using the link below.

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/health/covid-vacc-prog-update-plan.pdf

I hope you stay safe and well

Best wishes

Christine Armstrong

Care Opinion Facilitator

SHSCT

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