Covid-19 Vaccination Programme

Manor View Practice will be running their Covid-19 Vaccination Programme from Saturday 19th December 2020.  Vaccination will take place at the Bushey practice and will be given strictly by appointment only.

Manor View Practice will be vaccinating on behalf of 3 practices within the Local Primary Care Network (PCN):

• • • Manor View Practice
    • Pathfinder Practice
    • South Oxhey Surgery

Patients will be contacted by the practice booking team in ‘priority groups’.   We will move onto the next ‘priority group’ once each is completed.  Younger / other groups (not listed) will qualify for the Covid-19 vaccination notified once the priority groups have been completed.

The supply of the vaccine is limited and so we are unable to give timeframes of when each priority group will be vaccinated.  Due to the logistics and supply chain around this vaccine, 1st vaccine appointments will often be made at short notice.

If you have a query regarding our Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, please do not call the practice.  Instead please email covidvaccination.mvp@nhs.net.  A staff member will contact you within 72 hours.  Please note that we cannot book appointments or respond to emergencies on this email.

If attending the practice for Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics (or any other reason) please ensure that you wear a face covering or mask at all times.

COVID-19 Vaccine Information

The official name for this Vaccine is the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. To make reading easier this will be referred to here as the COVID Vaccine.

This will cover:
1. What the COVID Vaccine is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you receive the COVID Vaccine
3. How the COVID Vaccine is given
4. Possible side effects
5. COVID Vaccine contents and other information

1. What the COVID Vaccine is and what it is used for

The COVID Vaccine is a vaccine used for active immunisation to prevent COVID19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The COVID Vaccine is given to adults and adolescents from 16 years.

The vaccine triggers the body’s natural production of antibodies and stimulates immune cells to protect against COVID-19 disease.

2. What you need to know before you receive the COVID Vaccine

You should NOT receive the COVID Vaccine if you are allergic to the active substance or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 5 below).

Signs of an allergic reaction may include itchy skin rash, shortness of breath and swelling of the face or tongue. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional immediately or go to the nearest hospital emergency department right away if you have an allergic reaction. It can be life-threatening.

Please discuss with the clinic staff if you have:

– had any problems following previous administration of The COVID Vaccine such as allergic reaction or breathing problems

– a severe illness with high fever. However, a mild fever or upper airway infection, like a cold, are not reasons to delay vaccination.

– a weakened immune system, such as due to HIV infection, or are on a medicine that affects your immune system

– a bleeding problem, bruise easily or use a medicine to inhibit blood clotting

As with any vaccine, The COVID Vaccine may not fully protect all those who receive it. No data are currently available in individuals with a weakened immune system or who are taking chronic treatment that suppresses or prevents immune responses.

The COVID Vaccine is not recommended for children under 16 years.

Other medicines and the COVID Vaccine
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines or have recently received any other vaccine.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding
There is currently limited data available on the use of this vaccine in pregnant women. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before you receive this vaccine. As a precaution, you should avoid becoming pregnant until at least 2 months after the vaccine.

Driving and using machines
The COVID Vaccine has no or negligible influence on the ability to drive and use machines. However, some of the effects mentioned under section 4 ‘Possible side effects’ may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines. Do not drive or operate machinery until you are sure that you are not affected.

3. How the COVID Vaccine is given

The COVID Vaccine is given after dilution as an injection of 0.3 mL into a muscle of your upper arm.

You will receive 2 injections, given up to 12 weeks apart.

If you receive one dose of The COVID Vaccine, you should receive a second dose of the same vaccine within 12 weeks to complete the vaccination series.

Protection against COVID-19 disease may not be effective until at least 7 days after the second dose.

If you have any further questions on the use of the COVID Vaccine you can ask at the time of your vaccination itself.

4. Possible side effects

Like all vaccines, The COVID Vaccine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Most side effects are mild or moderate and go away within a few days of appearing. If side effects such as pain and/or fever are troublesome, they can be treated by medicines for pain and fever such as paracetamol.

Side effects may occur with following frequencies:

Very common: may affect more than 1 in 10 people
• pain at injection site
• tiredness
• headache
• muscle pain
• chills
• joint pain
• fever

Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people
• injection site swelling
• redness at injection site
• nausea

Uncommon: may affect up to 1 in 100 people
• enlarged lymph nodes
• feeling unwell

5. What the COVID Vaccine contains

The active substance is BNT162b2 RNA

The other ingredients are:
– ALC-0315 = (4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate)
– ALC-0159 = 2[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide
– 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
– cholesterol
– potassium chloride
– potassium dihydrogen phosphate
– sodium chloride
– disodium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate
– sucrose