The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
Your best protection against coronavirus. NHS Scotland strongly recommends you get the vaccine when offered it.
The vaccines
The vaccines used to protect against coronavirus
Information about the Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca/Oxford and Moderna vaccines and the ingredients used in these
How the vaccines work
How the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines work to protect you against coronavirus
Side effects of the coronavirus vaccines
Common and less common side effects of the vaccines and what to do if you develop a fever
Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the coronavirus vaccine
Important information about the vaccines for women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding
Ask NHS inform a question about coronavirus
If you have a non-urgent question about coronavirus (COVID-19), including the vaccine, ask the NHS inform website for an automated answer
Invitations and appointments
Who will be offered the coronavirus vaccine
Priority list for the roll out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations in Scotland
How you will get the coronavirus vaccine
When and where you will attend for your first and second vaccinations and how you will be notified of your appointments
Rearrange or opt-out of your coronavirus vaccination appointment
How to change your appointments if the date, time or location is unsuitable or you want to be removed from the vaccination process
At your coronavirus vaccination appointment
How the vaccine is given and how to prepare for your appointment
After your coronavirus vaccination appointment
What to consider after your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment
Missing appointment details
What to do if you think you should have received an vaccination appointment invitation by now
Leaflets, other languages and accessible formats
Coronavirus vaccine leaflets
Leaflets explaining why the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is being offered and how, when and where it will be given
Audio
Our coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine information in audio format
British Sign Language (BSL)
Our coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine information in British Sign Language
Other languages
Our coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine information in different languages
Easy Read
Our coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine information in Easy Read
Large print
Our coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine information in large print
Data, privacy and ethics
How we use your data
How your personal information is processed and your rights relating to privacy and personal data
Personal information we process
How your personal information is collected, used, stored and transferred
Your rights
What you need to know about your rights and how to exercise them
Transparency and ethics
The evidence and ethics considerations which guide the vaccination programme
