The Coronavirus vaccination programme continues to roll out successfully across Oldham Borough, with more than 45,000 Oldham-registered patients now having received their first vaccination.

This week, the appointments booking system also changed, with people aged over 70 and people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) being invited to book their own appointments if they have not yet been invited by their GP.

If you know anyone in these groups who has not yet been vaccinated, please do share the booking link with them here, or encourage them to call the NHS hotline on 119, to help ensure they can get vaccinated as soon as possible.

• The vaccine is the best defence against Coronavirus alongside effective social distancing, wearing a face covering, and hand hygiene.
• The Covid-19 vaccine is safe. It has undergone months of rigorous testing and strict safety approval processes
• The vaccine is suitable for people from all religions, including people from the Muslim and Jewish faiths. It is also suitable for vegetarians and vegans as the approved Covid-19 vaccines do not contain any animal products or egg.
• Vaccinating thousands of people will take time and is very complicated logistically.