Reducing vaccine hesitancy

Reducing vaccine hesitancy
Videos on reducing vaccine hesitancy
About the vaccine
The NHS is currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine to people most at risk from coronavirus.
The vaccine is being offered in some hospitals and hundreds of local vaccination centres run by GPs.
The NHS will let you know when it’s your turn to have the vaccine. It’s important not to contact the NHS for a vaccination before then.
- NHS UK - Information on the COVID-19 vaccine
- The Church of England - COVID-19 Vaccines update December 2020
- The Catholic Bishops' Conference - Bishops issue updated statement on COVID-19 and vaccination
- The Board of Deputies - Board of Deputies President praises vaccine teams as roll-out begins
- British Islamic Medical Association - Position Statement on the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine
- Rev James Olanipekun - Statement on COVID-19 vaccine
- Father Alan Green - Statement on COVID-19 vaccine
- East London Faith Leaders - Statement on COVID-19 vaccine
- BBC News - COVID-19 vaccine information in Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Urdu and Sylheti
- Royal College of Nursing - Immunisation services and large-scale vaccination delivery during COVID-19
Access to the vaccine for undocumented people
Lord Greenhalgh, Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has released a statement addressing concerns about undocumented people receiving the vaccine.
I have worked with faith communities throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, most recently our discussions and efforts have focused on how we can collectively support people to access the vaccine - in particular undocumented people.
The vaccine will be offered and made available to everyone living in the UK free of charge, regardless of their immigration status and no immigration checks will be carried out. If you are registered with a GP surgery, you will be invited by the NHS when the vaccine becomes available to your cohort. However, you do not need to be registered at a GP surgery or have an NHS number to receive the vaccine. You should never be denied on this basis. This requirement is consistent across all permanent vaccine sites, pop up sites and the roving model.
Community Pharmacies, Primary Care Network (PCN) vaccination hubs, pop-up sites, outreach and roving models of vaccine delivery will be able to offer help to those who are undocumented. They are able to either; register someone with a GP at point of care; or record the vaccine on paper and agree with the individual what the follow-up arrangements for the second vaccination. I recommend that you contact your local Director of Public Health or Local Authority who can provide locations of vaccination centres.
My officials are also working closely with partners and external organisations to share this message.
The Department for Health and Social Care have made clear to NHS trusts that patients known to be undergoing vaccination, testing and treatment for coronavirus or possible reaction to the vaccine are not subject to immigration status checks. No personal information will be shared outside of the NHS if a person takes the vaccine.
I want to encourage all those concerns about coming forward to the vaccine due to their status and to stress the importance of taking the vaccine for their own health and that of their community.
—Lord Greenhalgh
Stakeholder and influencer toolkit
The latest Stakeholder & Influencer Toolkit has been released by the Cabinet Office, containing lots of great resources to help you to talk about the Government’s roadmap for easing restrictions, and the latest information about the vaccines.