Unpaid carers will continue be eligible for the free Flu Vaccine this winter. You can read more about this here
Unpaid carers will not be offered the Covid Booster this year. The Scottish Government has followed advice from JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) and will only be offering the Covid vaccine to the following groups:
* living or working in a care home for older adults
* aged 65 and over
* aged 6 months and over with an eligible health condition
* pregnant
* a frontline health or social care worker
We are sure that many unpaid carers will be disappointed to hear this, particularly as the offer of a Covid Vaccine is being made available to paid health and care staff in Scotland to protect their health.
Coalition of Carers In Scotland are writing to the First Minister to express their disappointment at this decision. Carers of East Lothian have added our name to this letter. For more information, please follow this link: