PEOPLE aged between 30 and 39 are now able to book their Covid booster jags online, with a vaccination clinic running in Helensburgh over the next week and a half.
All over 40s in Helensburgh and Lomond are being invited to book their booster appointment, while 16-17-year-olds are being offered their first and second dose jags as well.
Slots are still available at the Helensburgh Parish Church hall (The Bridge) clinics which opened today (Monday) and will remain open tomorrow (Tuesday, December 14), Thursday (December 16), Friday (December 17), next Monday (December 20), Tuesday (December 21) and Wednesday (December 22).
To book your appointment visit https://vacs.nhs.scot/csp.
Meanwhile Scotland's health secretary Humza Yousaf confirmed that 18-29-year-olds will be able to book their booster appointments later this week.
From tomorrow (Mon 13th) you can book your Booster if you're aged 30-39.
— Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) December 12, 2021
We intend on opening portal to 18-29yr olds later in the week, details to follow.
We know just how important a tool vaccination, and in particular the Booster is in our fight against the virus #GetBoosted
It has now been one year since the first Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland and the country has the highest vaccination rate of UK nations for first, second and third doses, with more people being urged to get the booster jag in the wake of the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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