COVID-19 Vaccinations

More information about the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Cheshire can be found on the Cheshire East Council and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership websites.

Vaccination is clinically proven to reduce your risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 and your risk of catching or spreading COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccine guidance booklet in English (PDF, 896KB), Polish (PDF, 851) and Romanian (PDF, 658KB)

Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your family and your friends. It will take a few weeks for your body to build immunity. 

Vaccination booking summary

You can book the following online via the National Booking Service or by calling 119:

  • First and second doses for people aged 18 years old and over – at least 2 months after the previous dose
  • First and second doses for people aged 12 to 17 years old – at least 3 months after the previous dose
  • Boosters for people aged 16 years old and over  – at least 3 months after the previous dose
  • Third doses and boosters for people with a weakened immune system aged 12 years old and over – at least 3 months after the previous dose
  • Spring booster for people aged 75 and over, residents in care homes for older adults and people with a weakened immune system aged 12 and over – at least 6 months after the previous dose
  • Children’s Pfizer dose for all 5 to 11-year olds

You can book for someone else, such as your child or someone you care for, if you have their consent. You’ll need to enter their details when booking.

If eligible and you are able to attend a vaccination centre – the quickest and easiest way to arrange a Spring booster vaccination is online via the National Booking Service (or by calling 119).

In line with national guidance, Spring booster vaccinations are predominantly being administered in pharmacies. There is no need to contact your GP practice.

Everyone who is eligible will receive a national letter from the NHS over the Spring and early Summer inviting them for a top-up. Some eligible residents will also receive a letter from the local NHS to outline their local vaccination options. A guide to the spring booster for those aged 75 years and older residents in care homes

Vaccine eligibility is open to all 5 to 11-year-olds with appointment slots at a number of sites available via the National Booking Service or by calling 119. COVID-19 vaccination: A guide for parents of children aged 5 to 11

If you’ve had a positive COVID-19 test

If you’re eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination and have had a positive COVID-19 test, you need to wait before getting any dose of the vaccine. You need to:

  • wait 4 weeks (28 days) if you’re aged 18 years old or over, 
  • wait 4 weeks (28 days) if at high-risk from COVID-19 and aged 5 to 17 years old 
  • wait 12 weeks (84 days) if you’re aged 5 to 17 years old

This starts from the date their symptoms started or the date of their positive test result, whichever was earlier.

If your child has symptoms of COVID-19, but has not had a test, they should wait until their symptoms are better before they get a COVID-19 vaccine. You can talk to a healthcare professional at the vaccination site about this.

First, second and booster walk-in vaccination clinics and the roving vaccine van

If eligible, you can attend a local walk-in vaccination clinic or our roving vaccine van without an appointment. Find out the latest vaccination cohort eligibility information here

Find out where the roving van will be and when, by visiting the Cheshire East Council website. Please note that the locations, dates, times and vaccinations offered at the clinics are all subject to change.

Walk-in vaccinations for residents who want a vaccination without an appointment

The following sites are offering walk-in vaccinations for residents who want a vaccination without an appointment:

Roving Health and Wellbeing Van visiting streets around Lacey Green Primary Academy, Wilmslow 

Wednesday 6 July, 10am – 4pm – Pfizer and Moderna (including boosters) Cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose and BMI physical health checks will also be available.

Roving Health and Wellbeing Van visiting streets around Lacey Green, Wilmslow 

Thursday 7 July, 10am – 4pm – Pfizer and Moderna (including boosters) Cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose and BMI physical health checks will also be available.

Victoria Hall, Civic Way, Middlewich, CW10 9AT 

Pfizer and Moderna (including boosters) and Children’s Pfizer for 5-11 year olds.

AstraZeneca vaccines including boosters need to be booked in advance via smash.bookings@nhs.net

Friday 8 July, 3pm – 7pm

Saturday 16 July, 9am – 1pm

Saturday 23 July, 9am – 1pm

Thursday 28 July, 2:30pm – 6:30pm

View the latest number of vaccinations received in Cheshire East

Vaccination Information for Ukrainians and Russians

Information is available for anyone who has moved to the UK and advises them on the need to register with a GP to get up to date with their routine vaccinations. It explains the vaccines that at-risk people with health conditions, pregnant women, infants, children and older adults need and the diseases this will help protect them from. Vaccination Information for Ukrainians and Russians