NHS app - booking a Covid jab

Wibbles

Has anyone successfully booked a Covid jab using the NHS app ?

I believe that this should be possible but can't find any mention of Autumn jabs in the app !

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @Wibbles

My mum has managed to. When I went on I was in a waitlist. My friend who lives in another part of the UK can't book anything until October. I think the roll out is a bit of a postcode lottery. 

You can contact your GP Practice to ask. Or, where you had your last booster to see if they will be doing it again? 

vikingqueen

 I booked mine on the NHS site and had it within 2 days. When I 1st tried last Monday it said there was a queue to book so I left it a day. Tried Tuesday and booked it straight away for Wednesday.
  

Wibbles

OK done it
Nearest available site 24 miles away 
I will wait a while..... 

Hannah_Alumni

Oh no! Hopefully more places closer to you get them! 

Wibbles

I've got my Covid booster booked for 2 weeks time - local to where I live !!

My GP came up trumps

Greg68

Are those with CP allowed to book a Covid booser this time round? I assumed not but to be honest I never know what group we fall into. 

Wibbles

Greg68 said:

Are those with CP allowed to book a Covid booser this time round? I assumed not but to be honest I never know what group we fall into. 

Yes 
It says 

Stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Conditions in which respiratory function may be compromised due to neurological or neuromuscular disease (e.g. polio syndrome sufferers). This group also includes individual with cerebral palsy, severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities 

(PMLD) including all those on the learning disability register, Down’s syndrome, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease and related or similar conditions; or hereditary and degenerative disease of the nervous system or muscles; or severe neurological disability.

Greg68

Wibbles said:

Greg68 said:

Are those with CP allowed to book a Covid booser this time round? I assumed not but to be honest I never know what group we fall into. 

Yes 
It says 

Stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Conditions in which respiratory function may be compromised due to neurological or neuromuscular disease (e.g. polio syndrome sufferers). This group also includes individual with cerebral palsy, severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities 

(PMLD) including all those on the learning disability register, Down’s syndrome, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease and related or similar conditions; or hereditary and degenerative disease of the nervous system or muscles; or severe neurological disability.

Thanks, I know previously it appears I fell within the 'clinically vulnerable' category so could get the booster but didn't think that category was applicable this time round.