Thursday 15 April 2021
The Vaccination Contact Centre (VCC) call handlers are receiving an increasing number of calls from individuals requesting specific COVID-19 vaccines.
In particular, callers are asking for the Pfizer vaccine (the gap between doses is 6 weeks as opposed to 10 weeks for the AstraZeneca vaccine) citing a desire to go on holiday as soon as possible.
As previously advised, unless there is a clinical reason why you cannot receive a specific vaccine, you cannot choose which vaccine you will receive at your scheduled appointment.
If you don't want to receive the vaccine offered, the VCC will note your details on the system. This will mean that you can access the vaccination programme at another time in the future if you change your mind.
