COVID-19 spring | News and events

Eligible people in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Royston can book their COVID-19 vaccination from today (25 March), ahead of the spring COVID-19 vaccine offer going live on 1 April 2025. 

The vaccine reduces the risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, and is offered to these groups of people because they are more at risk than others of getting severely ill from the disease. Eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination are:

·         adults aged 75 years and over

·         residents in a care home for older adults

·         individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed which is a variety of groups including people who are undergoing radical radiotherapy, solid organ transplant recipients, and people with a history of leukaemia.

As with previous years, appointments will be available at select community pharmacies and GP surgeries across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Booking a COVID-19 vaccination is quick and easy. People who are eligible can simply visit www.nhs.uk/book-vaccine to book online, or call 119 to book an appointment over the phone. The NHS will contact people who are eligible for the COVID-19 spring booster in the coming days and weeks to encourage them to book their appointment.

Cali Makewell, Integrated Vaccination Service Lead at NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICB, said: “The spring booster is really important as COVID-19 is still around and being spread. This booster vaccine will help to top-up the immunity of our friends, family and community members who are most at risk of becoming seriously poorly from COVID-19 this spring and summer.

“We know that vaccinations continue to be our best form of protection against severe COVID-19 symptoms and indeed hospitalisation. So, I would encourage anybody who does receive an invitation to have a spring booster, to take up the offer.”

Details of any walk-in clinics will be confirmed in due course. For further details about the COVID-19 vaccination programme, please visit https://www.cpics.org.uk/the-vaccinators