Carers are now listed as a priority for the Covid vaccination
On 30
December, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation put unpaid carers
into Phase 1: (Group 6) of the priority waiting list for Covid vaccinations.
It is not clear
yet how NHS England will identify if someone is a carer, so please speak to
your GP surgery and ask them to include you on their carer register (if you are
not listed already). We also advise that you register with Carers First so that
we can give you further information about carers assessments, carers allowance
and other information you may find helpful.
We cannot give a timescale about when the vaccination will be given to carers, but we know that you must wait to hear from the NHS. Unlike normal flu vaccinations, carers will not be offered their vaccination at the same time as the person they care for at this time. However, the advice is that the vaccine will be offered more widely, as soon as possible.
More information about this can be found on at www.gov.uk