West Wiltshire's public health boss urges residents to take COVID booster jab
The Coronavirus vaccine booking system has been extended
Wiltshire's Director of Public Health has urged people to get a COVID-19 booster jab when they are eligible.
According to Kate Blackburn, the vaccinations are safe. She also says residents shouldn't worry if they are offered a different sort of jab.
'It really will help to increase your immunity'
"What I would like to stress is; all vaccines have gone through a very long, very thorough safety and testing regime.
"It’s perfectly safe for you to have a booster jab that’s a different type than you may have had from your first and second dose.
"If you had AstraZeneca as your first and second dose vaccine there is no risk, in terms of you having a Pfizer or Moderna Booster.
"The important thing is to get that booster when you’re asked to come forward, because it really will help to increase your immunity and protect yourself and all of those people around you in the community," she said.
On Wednesday 8 December, the Coronavirus vaccine booking system was extended nationally.
Anyone aged 40 and over can now book their booster jab three months after receiving their second dose, instead of six months.
The system is also allowing people to book their third dose one month in advance.
So far in Wiltshire, more than 181,000 people have been administered a booster or third dose.