Covid-19 vaccination is an important part of protecting yourself from Covid-19.
Who can get a Covid-19 vaccine?
Covid-19 vaccines are normally available seasonally for health care workers and individuals with a severely weakened immune system.
The NHS will contact you if your NHS record suggests you may be eligible for a seasonal spring Covid-19 vaccine.
We are likely to be able to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to eligible health care workers at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) every autumn in line with current national government guidance.
How well do the Covid-19 vaccines work?
If you're at increased risk of illness from Covid-19, getting a Covid-19 vaccine gives you good protection and helps to:
- reduce your risk of getting seriously ill or dying from Covid-19
- reduce your risk of needing to go to hospital if you catch Covid-19
- reduce your risk of catching and spreading Covid-19 at work and at home
- protects against different strains (variants) of Covid-19
Covid-19 vaccines are offered because viruses change, and protection fades over time.
Do the vaccines cause side effects?
The COVID-19 vaccines can cause some side effects, but not everyone gets them.
Find out more about COVID-19 vaccine side effects and safety (opens in a new tab).
This information was sourced from the NHS Choices website (opens in a new tab).