Vaccinations
You can read more about the COVID-19 vaccination on the NHS website.
Update 10 Match 2023
A spring booster dose of the Covid vaccine will be offered to people at highest risk of severe illness:
A spring booster dose of the Covid vaccine will be offered to people at highest risk of severe illness:
- everyone aged 75 and over
- residents in care homes for older adults
- immunosuppressed people aged 5 and over
Please wait for the NHS to contact you if you think you're eligible for a spring booster.
The offer of first and second doses will close at the same time as spring boosters at the end of June 2023.
There is more information about the spring booster on the government website.
Who is currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination
- Everyone aged 5 (on or before 31 August 2022) and over can get a 1st and 2nd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- People aged 5 and over who had a severely weakened immune system when they had their 1st or 2nd dose will be offered an additional primary dose (3rd dose) before any booster doses.
Contact the Hampshire and Isle of Wight COVID-19 Vaccination Helpline on 0300 561 0018 for local information.
It is open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 1pm at weekends.
NHS COVID pass and vaccinations
The NHS COVID pass is a way to show vaccination status or test results if you need to when you travel abroad.
You do not need to show an NHS COVID Pass for domestic events and venues in England.
If you're travelling abroad, check the foreign travel advice on GOV.UK before you travel to find out the entry requirements of the country you're visiting.