Autumn Covid-19 vaccine booster
Autumn Covid-19 vaccine booster
From mid September people with a learning disability can get the Autumn Covid-19 booster.
The booster is an injection which goes into your arm.
It helps stop you from getting ill with Covid.
And it helps stop you passing Covid on to other people.
The Covid
vaccine
A vaccine is medicine that helps your body to fight an infection in the future.
doesn’t last forever in your body, so it is important to have the booster to keep you safer from getting ill.
You can learn more about what a booster is with our easy read guide.
The doctor should get in touch with people who are on the
learning disability register
The learning disability register is a list of people with a learning disability that the doctor’s surgery looks after.
to ask them to come in for a Covid booster.
They will send out an
easy read
Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing.
letter to let people know when to come in for their Covid booster vaccine.
If you are not on the learning disability register, get in touch with your doctor to be put on it.
Anyone with a learning disability can be on the learning disability register
Being on the learning disability register means you can get extra support when you go to the doctor.
You can find out more about the learning disability register on our website.
The doctor might say you should get your flu vaccine at the same time as your Covid booster.
You can find out more about the Autumn flu vaccine with the easy read guide.
This easy read was created 11/09/2023.
Last updated 23/09/2024.