COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Information

The information on this page is designed specifically for staff at our Trust. The information may not be applicable to the general public, and unless you are a member of staff you should click here to find dedicated COVID-19 Information.

Staff should navigate to our dedicated intranet page for details on this year's winter vaccination programme including clinic opening times and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs).

Vaccination and Pregnancy - The JCVI (The Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation) has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group. For more information, see the COVID-19 Vaccine - Fertility and Pregnancy Hub.

COVID-19 autumn booster and primary vaccinations information

Where can I get my primary COVID-19 vaccinations?

Updated: 01-11-2022. You can have your primary first or second COVID-19 vaccination at Hornsey Central Vaccination Service. Please see their webpage for opening hours.

Please bring your NHS Number, which you can get via the Find your NHS number website.

Where can I get my COVID-19 booster?

You can get your COVID-19 autumn booster and flu jab at either our hospital site's Social Club (underneath the Jenner building) or at Hornsey Central Vaccination Service. Please see our dedicated intranet page for clinic opening hours.

You do not need to book.

How do I find out my NHS number?

Your NHS number will be on any letters you receive from your GP or hospitals, alternatively you can find out your NHS Number online.

I have had my COVID-19 vaccination elsewhere

Please do let us know that you have gotten your vaccination at an organisation outside of Whittington Health NHS Trust by completing this form.

COVID-19 Vaccine, Booster and flu jab open forum December 2021

COVID-19 vaccine question areas

Allergies

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Anyone with a previous history of allergic reactions to the ingredients of the vaccine should not receive it, but those with any other allergies such as a food allergy can now have the vaccine. To see the short update from the MHRA relating to the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine scroll down this GOV.UK web page (30 December 2020).

Fertility and pregnancy

We understand that some of our colleagues may have questions around the safety of the vaccine in relation to pregnancy and fertility in general.

As a Trust, we want our staff to have access to accurate and trusted sources of information and so we have answered some of the most commonly asked questions in a series of videos and Q&As that have been written by and feature our own staff.

Please visit our COVID-19 vaccine and fertility hub page which has resources and trusted sources of information available.

How the vaccines work

A webinar, led by our Medical Director Dr Clare Dollery and Chief Nurse Michelle Johnson, that looks at the science and safety behind the vaccine's development.

The Grand Round presentation all about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination. The science behind it, how it works and answers to many of the questions put to Dr Clare Dollery (Medical Director), Stuart Richardson (Chief Pharmacist), Breeda McManus (Deputy Chief Nurse) and Dr Michael Kelsey (Consultant in Medical Microbiology and Virology).

Amma Kyei-Mensah explains why she has had her COVID-19 vaccine

Amma Kyei-Mensah, a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology talks about why she got her COVID-19 vaccine in this short video.

Information on/from trusted websites

MHRA's statement on the approval of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
Government's statement on the MHRA's authorisation of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
The NHS website contains the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination programme
From Public Health England, COVID-19 vaccine guidance for health and social care workers (27 Nov 2020)
A blog from Public Health England, explaining the role of the MHRA and JCVI in COVID-19 vaccines
NHS COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs, including information relating specifically to Healthcare workers.

Brochures and other products

For information for people who have had their first COVID-19 vaccination, see the attached leaflet, 'What to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination'.
For information for NHS workers about why it's important to get the your COVID-19 vaccination when it's available, see the attached leaflet, 'Protection for healthcare workers'
An Easy Read guide to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The British Islamic Medical Association position statement on the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Specialist and clinical information

From the MHRA, information for health professionals and the public relating to the regulatory approval of the Modera COVID-19 Vaccine.
Green Book, Chapter 14a - Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination information for public health professionals - updated guidance on GOV.UK, 31 Dec 2020
From the MHRA, information for health professionals and the public relating to the regulatory approval of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
MHRA Conditions of Authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine under Regulation 174 of the Human Medicine Regulations 2012
SPC Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine - Regulation 174 Information for UK Healthcare Professionals
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Briefing to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee - 10 November 2020
Safety and Efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine - Polack et al, The New England Journal of Medicine, 10 Dec 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Interim Analysis - Voysey et al, The Lancet, 8 Dec 2020
For a briefing on the COVID-19 Vaccine in relation to people who lack capacity as deemed by the Mental Capacity Act 2005, see this guidance note from 39 Essex Chambers

Myth-busting resources

To find out how a vaccine can be safely developed so quickly, check out this short video from the University of Oxford explaining the approach they have taken with their vaccine candidate: www.vimeo.com/475844696.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published responses to myths about COVID-19 vaccines that have appeared on social media. See their website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits/facts.html
Also from the CDC, information refuting myths relating specifically to mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
'COVID-19: Busting the vaccine myths' - Dr Jane Falconer, Senior Lecture in Immunology at the University of Sunderland dispels some of the myths around the vaccination process: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/story/covid-19-busting-the-vaccine-myths-1454

Letter from Lenny Henry

Sir Lenny Henry and some of his celebrity friends have recorded an open letter to black people encouraging them to get the COVID-19 vaccination when offered.

Page last updated: 26 Sep 2022