Where will I get my coronavirus vaccine in Sheffield? GPs prepare to rollout Covid-19 jab
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The vaccine should help reduce the rates of serious illness, save lives and reduce pressure on the NHS and social care services.
People will be contacted directly by the NHS when it is their turn to receive a vaccination. For most, this will be in the form of a letter from either their GP or the national booking system.
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Hide AdFor NHS staff, care staff and older patients, vaccinations will take place at one of the hospitals run by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, which includes the Royal Hallamshire and Northern General.
GP surgeries will begin vaccinating patients from Thursday, starting with the over-80s.
Stonecroft Medical Centre in Gleadless said they have been told they will not receive any supplies of the vaccine until ‘at least early February’, however.
As the Pfizer vaccine has to be stored in a very low temperature freezer, you may not be able to get the vaccine in your normal GP surgery.
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