COVID-19 Vaccinations for 12 to 15 year olds.

City of York Council’s PH team is reminding parents, carers and young people that children can get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination from the day they turn 12 years old.

Most children can get a second dose from 12 weeks after they have had their first dose.

If your child has tested positive for COVID-19 and is not in an ‘at risk’ group to COVID, they will need to wait 12 weeks before they can have either a first or second dose.

Children can get their vaccination:

• At school: Further dates for school based vaccinations will be sent out to parents direct from schools.
• Book a vaccination appointment: From Monday 17 January appointments will be available to book via the National Booking System for vaccinations at Askham Bar vaccination site.
• Walk-in service: There are some walk-in clinics across the city, for more information: NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group – Book your COVID-19 vaccine and Booster appointment (valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk)

For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations for 12 to 15 year olds go to:Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

For anyone aged 16 and over who has not had either their first, second or booster vaccination there are many opportunities to book an appointment or walk-in for more details of clinics:

• NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group – Book your COVID-19 vaccine and Booster appointment (valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk)