Private Covid Vaccination Service Now Available at VSM Pharmacy
VSM Pharmacy are now offering a private vaccine service for Covid-19. The vaccination comes from Novavax and is a protein based formula like vaccines for shingles or Hepatitus B.
If you are an adult over the age of 50, or a carer, you might have thought that this year you would be having a Covid vaccination, like other years. But this year the rules have changed.
You can have a free NHS jab if you are:
Yes. Under the current NHS programme, healthy adults under the age of 75 are no longer eligible. The NHS are now focusing on people who are most likely to become seriously ill.
The risk of severe illness from Covid is much lower now in the UK than in previous years because most people have built up a good level of immunity from having vaccinations previously or because they had Covid-19 in the past. The government have therefore decided to use their resources to vaccinate older people and people with weakened immune systems, who are more likely to need the protection of a vaccination.
This is not the full list, the best way to find out if you are eligible because of immunosuppression is to ask your doctor or speak to your pharmacist. But It usually refers to people who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, transplant patients, people with HIV or people who have a history of lymphoma, myeloma or leukaemia.
The list also includes people who need long-term immunosuppressive treatments for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.
It’s easy to book an NHS vaccination. You can book online through the NHS website or call 119 free of charge.
Having the vaccine privately is a personal choice, but you might want to have the jab if:
Yes, we do. The service is available in our travel clinic. The details about the Covid vaccination are on the web page and you can make an appointment online, or by telephone at 01276 21002. If you’re, you can also come into the pharmacy and make an appointment with a member of staff. Currently (2025) the cost for a private Covid vaccination is £94.99.
VSM Pharmacy are now offering a private vaccine service for Covid-19. The vaccination comes from Novavax and is a protein based formula like vaccines for shingles or Hepatitus B.
Novavax Nuxaxovid Xbb vaccine is no longer available for supply in the UK due to the existing batches approaching their expiry date. We do not expect to receive strain updated vaccines in the near future.
