COVID-19 vaccination
Find out about COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters in Southwark, if you're eligible, common questions, translated and easy-read information, and BSL videos.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is safe and effective.
Who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination
Find out if you're eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination.
How to get a vaccine if you're eligible
To get vaccinated you can:
- book using the NHS national booking service (for ages 5 and above)
- contact your GP (ages 12 and above)
- use a walk-in clinic in Southwark if you are 16 or over
- take part in the school-based vaccination programme (ages 12 to 15)
- use a walk-in clinic if you’re aged 12 to 15
- take 5 to 11 year olds to a walk-in clinic (places are also bookable)
Get the recommended number of doses for the best protection
One dose of the vaccine should give you good protection from COVID-19 from 3 or 4 weeks after you've had it. The advice for most adults is they should get two doses, plus a booster. Children of age 5 and above are recommended to get two or more doses.
If you've had COVID-19 recently, this will affect when you can have a vaccination.
Keep yourself, friends and family, safe by getting the jab when it’s your turn.
COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Some children and adults are eligible for COVID-19 booster vaccines.
How the vaccination programme works in Southwark
The NHS South East London Clinical Commissioning Group (SEL CCG) are coordinating the vaccination programme in Southwark.
Commonly asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine
The NHS SEL CCG has answered common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine including:
You can also hear from South Londoners about why they got the vaccine.
Read NHS information on vaccine safety for 12 to 15 year olds including rare side effects.
Find out about the school's vaccination programme in Southwark for 12 to 15 year olds.
Get information from the NHS about vaccinations for 5 to 11 year olds.
Vaccination information in different languages
You can watch videos and read information on the COVID-19 vaccines in different languages.
Get easy read COVID-19 information from the government in different languages.
Easy read information on COVID-19
The government has easy read vaccine web pages and leaflets that you can print out.
British Sign Language (BSL) videos about vaccines
The government website has various videos on the COVID-19 vaccine in BSL.
Page last updated: 26 April 2022
