_{Across Lothian, vaccination of the following groups of people is taking place in GP Practices:}

_{· People over 80 years of age}

_{· People aged 75-79}

_{· People who are clinically extremely vulnerable (shielding)}

_{If you are in one of these groups we will imminently be contacting you to offer you your second vaccination, pending vaccine delivery. You will receive an invitation from us, either by letter or by phone to have your vaccination here at the practice. We can assure you we are vaccinating as fast as vaccine supplies allow and everyone eligible for vaccination here will be invited to attend.}

_{Vaccination of all other individuals not in the above groups will be carried out in mass vaccination centres and invitations to these are being administered nationally and are separate from the GP programme. Information on these is available on the below webpages.}

_{NHS Lothian’s Vaccine Hub on their website}

_{NHS Inform}

_{Missing COVID vaccination appointment? Call the Scottish COVID-19 Vaccination Helpline on 0800 030 8013 (open daily, 8am to 8pm) or click the link below.}

_{https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine/invitations-and-appointments/missing-appointment-details}

_{If you are an unpaid carer and want to register as such in order to receive a COVID vaccination you can register online at https://register.vacs.nhs.scot/ or by telephoning 0800 030 8013}

· Please do not contact your GP Practice to ask for a Covid vaccination passport or status certificate – they will not be able to provide any standard document. International certification standards have not yet been agreed.

· The Scottish Government is working to support the re-opening of international travel once it is safe to do so. We are working with the other UK Nations and with the World Health Organisation to agree on potential future COVID certification requirements for international travel.

· As part of this, we are developing a technical solution that could allow people to access their Covid vaccination status directly.

Thank You,

University Health Service

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