11:58 am, Wednesday, 27th January 2021
COVID-19 vaccine
Everything you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine.
The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, and it gives you the best protection
against coronavirus. The vaccination is free and available to everyone through the
NHS and is being administered through the UK’s coronavirus vaccination
programme.
The NHS will never ask you to share bank details to confirm your identity or pay for a
vaccine. When it is your turn you will be contacted by your GP and offered an
appointment. Please stay alert to any potential scams in texts, emails or phone calls
that ask you to follow links and provide personal details to access a COVID vaccine.
Any attempts to gain money for an offer of a vaccination should be reported to the
police.
Vaccination delivery in North East Lincolnshire:
The vaccination programme is currently being delivered by the Primary Care
Networks (PCNs) at four local vaccination centres in North East Lincolnshire. Health
and social care workers are also being vaccinated, primarily from the hospital hub to
enable them to safely continue delivering vital care.
There are vaccination centres at four primary care centres which house a number of
GP practices. These are Open Door, Albion Street in Grimsby, Beacon Medical
Centre in Cleethorpes, The Roxton Practice in Immingham and Scartho Medical
Centre in Scartho.
These sites also host ‘roving’ vaccination teams which will vaccinate people within
care homes and those people that are housebound. Any home visits will be arranged
by the NHS prior to the appointment and people should not accept any door-to-door
offers of vaccination.