Cystic Fibrosis: Coronavirus
(asked on 31st January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) people with cystic fibrosis and who have had a lung transplant and (b) other people who are immunocompromised should take to access their fourth covid-19 vaccine; and what steps he is taking to improve clarity on how that information is recorded.
Where an individual has received their third primary dose, they are eligible for a fourth booster dose from three months after the third dose. An individual’s general practitioner (GP) or hospital specialist will invite them for their booster when eligible. Appointments can be booked online or via a walk-in vaccination site, with an accompanying letter from a GP or their hospital specialist inviting them for a booster vaccination. This guidance is available at the following link:
Those with cystic fibrosis and who have received a recent lung transplant and others with a severely weakened immune system should discuss their individual circumstances with their clinical team. We have also provided resources and additional information to charities and patient organisations representing those with severely compromised immune systems, including patients with cystic fibrosis and who have also received a lung transplant.
All doses administered to severely immunosuppressed citizens are recorded in the approved Point of Care systems. Fourth doses are recorded as booster vaccinations with the date administered on the patient’s vaccine record in addition to the third primary dose.