Coronavirus (COVID-19): book now if you're eligible
If you haven't attended your first COVID-19 jab, are registered with a GP in the borough of Rochdale and are in one of the following eligible groups, please get in touch to book an appointment now.
- Local residents aged 65 or above
- Health, care and support workers
Phone lines are available Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm or Saturday–Sunday, 10am–4pm.
Book an appointment - ring 0300 303 0355 or email
hmrccg.hmr.enquiries@nhs.net
Everyone else needs to wait their turn. Please
do not contact your GP. You will be contacted when your appointment is due, unless advised otherwise.
You
must have an appointment to receive the vaccine. You
cannot just turn up at one of the vaccination service centres
We’ll keep this page updated as more information is available.
The vaccination programme across the country is well underway. Please help to share this information with people you know across the borough.
Contents:
Who is responsible for the vaccine rollout?
The COVID-19 vaccine is only available through the NHS to eligible groups and it is a
free vaccination.
The vaccine rollout within the borough is being managed by Rochdale Health Alliance (our local GP Federation) and the Primary Care Networks. The council is supporting the NHS to deliver it to as many people as quickly as possible.
Who will get the coronavirus vaccine first?
Nationwide vaccines are being distributed on a priority system. People most at risk from the complications of COVID-19 are being offered the vaccine first. When more vaccines become available, they will be offered to other people at risk as soon as possible.
Subject to vaccine supplies the government has pledged to offer the first vaccine dose to:
The following have been classed as the priority groups.
| 1 | Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults |
| 2 | All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers |
| 3 | All those 75 years of age and over |
| 4 | All those 70 years and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age) |
| 5 | All those 65 years of age and over |
| 6 |
Adults aged 16-65 years in an at-risk group (see clinical conditions) |
| 7 | All those 60 years of age and over |
| 8 | All those 55 years and over |
| 9 | All those 50 years and over |
| 10 | Rest of the population (to be determined) |
About your vaccination
You may get an appointment to attend the Greater Manchester NHS Vaccination Centre (Manchester Tennis and Football Club, Etihad Campus).
If you wish to attend a local vaccination centre instead, you do not need to do anything; you will be contacted in due course to make an appointment at one of the local vaccination centres within the borough.
Appointments are dependent on national supplies of the vaccine being available.
- If you're not registered with a GP, you will need to register.
Find a local health service.
- You will receive a call or a letter from your NHS provider with a date and time of your appointment. If you live in borough but are registered with a practice outside the borough, you'll be contacted by your local NHS provider in that local authority area.
- You'll be provided with a contact telephone number if you want to get in touch to change your appointment or if you've any questions.
- Clinically-trained staff will be providing the vaccinations in a safe environment and all the necessary instructions will be given to patients in the letter or telephone call inviting them to attend.
Local vaccination service centres
The following are confirmed vaccination service centres. Please follow the relevant signs to gain entrance to the building.
What to expect after your first COVID-19 vaccination
Plan to attend your second appointment. You'll be given a leaflet about what to expect after your vaccination to take home with you and contacted with a date and time of your next appointment.
It's important to have both doses of the same vaccine to give you the best protection.
GOV.UK has information on what to do after your first dose, what to do if you're not well for your next appointment and more.
Advice for certain groups of people
Can I choose which vaccine to have?
No, there are now 3 approved vaccines that have gone through the strict regulation approval, 2 of which are currently available in the UK. All the vaccines offer a high level of immunity. At this stage across the borough the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been used at local vaccination centres and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at care homes and NHS settings.
The NHS has produced a guide to help you understand the vaccines offered in the UK and when to have them. It also explains how they work and why they're safe and important.
Answers to frequently asked questions on the vaccine
Watch vaccination related videos
We're in the process of creating additional videos and will add these to this section.
Vaccine fraud: stay safe from scammers
Scams can come in many different disguises, so it’s important to know the warning signs to look out for and what to do if you have or think you've been targeted.
Join the NHS COVID-19 vaccine team
Your NHS needs you
To help ensure the NHS is able to deliver a large-scale vaccination programme without significantly impacting on other vital services, the NHS is recruiting to thousands of paid and volunteer roles. These include vaccinators, while also working with partners to build a bank of volunteers who can support vaccine services.
COVID-19 vaccine monitoring reports