Coronavirus Vaccines
Three vaccines are now being used in the UK to protect people from Coronavirus.
On this page we have listed accessible information about the Coronavirus vaccines.
All children aged between 12 – 17 years old are being offered a first dose of the vaccine. Some children who are more likely to get very poorly from catching COVID-19 are being offered a second dose 8 weeks after the first.
Some people are also being offered a third dose of the vaccine. This is sometimes being called a booster vaccination.
EASY READ PDF documents:
- Vaccine Information by Mencap
- Vaccine questions and answers by Mencap
- Answers to questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine by NHS England and NHS Improvement
- Steps to getting the Coronavirus vaccine in the community by Photosymbols
- A guide to your COVID-19 vaccination by the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency
- Booking a COVID-19 vaccination by Suffolk Disability Partnership
- Vaccine information (including a template to help with the decision making process) by NHS Southern Health
- Coronavirus Vaccine Fact Check by NHS Southern Health
- A short story of pictures instead of words about having the Coronavirus injection by Beyond Words
- Asking your GP about having the Coronavirus vaccine if you have a Learning Disability by Mencap
- Asking for reasonable adjustments when having your vaccine by Mencap
- Coronavirus vaccine guide for children and young people, aged 12 to 15 who are most likely to get very poorly from coronavirus by the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency
- A guide for women who might get pregnant, who are pregnant or are breastfeeding their baby by the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency
- What to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination by the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency
- Inclusion North weekly update – 20.08.21 (this includes information about the vaccination programme and the changes to rules on self-isolation) by Inclusion North
- COVID-19 vaccination of people working or volunteering in care homes by the Department for Health and Social Care
- Information about the NHS COVID pass letter by the Department for Health and Social Care and the NHS
- You asked for your COVID pass letter but it did not arrive by the Department for Health and Social Care and the NHS
- Poster about COVID pass fraud by the NHS and the UK Government Counter Fraud Function
Videos:
- YouTube Video – Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- YouTube Video – I’m Young and Low Risk, do I really need the COVID-19 vaccine? by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- YouTube Video – Do I really need a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
YouTube Video – Jiaming – Why I got the COVID-19 vaccine by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group YouTube Video – Doreen, a Care Home Managers view on the COVID-19 vaccine by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group YouTube Video – Anisa – her COVID-19 story by the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group - YouTube video talking about Vaccines by NHS England and NHS Improvement
- YouTube video – what happens at the COVID-19 vaccine centre and how to ask for help by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- YouTube video with Dr Ranj answering questions about the Coronavirus Vaccine by Mencap
- Audio information – vaccine questions and answers by KeepSafe.org.uk (Photosymbols)
Other resource links :
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- Who can get the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine by the NHS
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccine information by the NHS
- Information about the Coronavirus vaccine if you have certain health conditions by the NHS
- COVID-19 vaccine easy read and accessible information by the Health Service Executive in Ireland
- A guide for people with severe mental illness and their carers on what to expect from the Covid-19 vaccination programme by Equally Well UK
- Guidance from Rethink about the COVID-19 vaccine and people living with severe mental illness by Rethink Mental Illness
- How to apply for official proof that, for medical reasons, you’re unable to be vaccinated and/or tested for COVID-19 by the Department for Health and Social Care (GOV.UK)
- Vaccinations – COVID-19 portal by Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- Frequently asked questions about the COVID vaccine including how to get help with transport to your vaccine appointment (part of the vaccinations COVID-19 portal above) by Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- Useful vaccination resources (with quite a few in Easy Read) – part of the vaccinations COVID-19 portal above by Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- A blog about having the Coronavirus Vaccine by Stay Up Late
- What to expect after vaccination – information for people who have had their first COVID-19 vaccination (leaflet available in different formats and languages) by the UK Health Security Agency (GOV.UK)
- COVID-19 vaccination: booster dose resources by the UK Health Security Agency (GOV.UK)
- COVID-19 vaccination resources for children and young people (this link includes a simple text version) by the UK Health Security Agency (GOV.UK)
- Pre COVID-19 vaccination booking checklist for parents of children aged 12 to 15 years by the UK Health Security Agency (GOV.UK)
- Information for all women of childbearing age, those currently pregnant or breastfeeding on the coronavirus vaccination (leaflet available in different formats and languages) by Public Health England (GOV.UK)
- COVID-19 vaccination: guide for adults (leaflet available in different formats and languages) by Public Health England (GOV.UK)
- Vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes by the Department for Health and Social Care (GOV.UK)
- Using music to help if you are anxious about the Vaccine by Music for Dementia
- COVID-19 Vaccine: accessibility and reasonable adjustments for people with a severe learning disability and challenging behaviour by the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- Thread of coronavirus vaccine questions and answers from Mencap’s expert event (15 -19 February 2021) on the Health Unlocked website by Mencap/ Health Unlocked