Covid Vaccine

Photo credit: Greg Martin, Cornwall Live

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Covid Vaccine Product Information Leaflets:

PFIZER VACCINE

AstraZeneca Vaccine

Information on vaccination and blood clotting:

Blood Clotting Guidance

The Anaphylaxis Campaign website contains a useful FAQS on Covid-19 Vaccines and Allergies:

Allergy advice

Information for women of childbearing age, those currently pregnant or breastfeeding:

Guidance

For detailed information about Covid vaccination please visit the NHS website:

NHS Website

Information about your appointment

• You will be given a vaccination card at the first appointment; please bring this to your second and booster appointments.
  
• You should not drive for 15 minutes after the vaccination.
  
• Face masks must be worn.
• Please wear loose clothing so that the clinician can easily access the top of your arm.
• Side effects – these are similar to the flu vaccination, such as: having a painful, heavy feeling and tenderness in the arm where you had your injection – this tends to be worst around 1-2 days after the vaccine, feeling tired, headache, general aches, or mild flu like symptoms.

Mass vaccination sites
Covid vaccinations are being offered at mass vaccinations sites. Mass vaccination sites are located at The Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge, Stithians Showground, Roche Pharmacy and Reeds Pharmacy in Truro.
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Please book online via the NHS website or call 119.

Carlyon House
​If your appointment is for Carlyon House, this is the building opposite the Polkyth Leisure Centre in St Austell. The postcode is PL25 4BX. There is a large car park, but parking charges still apply as usual and you may risk getting a fine if you choose not to buy a ticket. Toilets will not be available for patients to use at this site. There are volunteers working at the site to help to direct you.

Information about home visits
We are carrying out home visits to offer vaccination to housebound patients. Our staff will be visiting in pairs, and will carry ID. If you do have any concerns you can always ring the practice on 01726 75555 to check that these are our staff.

NHS Covid Pass
Please visit the NHS website for information on obtaining a Covid Pass:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/
There are three ways to get the NHS Covid Pass:

• Via the NHS App
• Via the online NHS Covid Pass Service
• By calling 119

Public Health England explainer videos

Public Health England have made a series of explainer videos relating to Covid vaccination frequently asked questions.
The video topics include:

• Should I have the vaccine if I have already had Covid-19?
• How do I know it is safe?
• Can Covid-19 vaccines affect my fertility?
• If you have an underlying health condition or are immunosuppressed
  
• If I have allergies is it still safe to have the Covid-19 vaccine?

Photos from our Covid vaccination clinics

Photo credit: Greg Martin, Cornwall Live

Karen Clarke, one of management team who has helped with the organisation and set up of the clinics at short notice.

Some of our lovely nurses have a well earned break.

Photo credit: Greg Martin, Cornwall Live

Old Woodland Road patients might recognise Nurse Fiona Robinson, and of course our lovely Dr James.

Our Pharmacy team preparing the vaccines.

Dr McKay with one of the first patients to receive the Covid Vaccine.

Paul Hughes, one of our Clinical Pharmacists who are present at the clinics every day.

Members of staff at Carlyon House.

Dr Taylor promises us she is still smiling under her mask!

The lovely Dr and Esther Gray.