The University of Southampton continues to strongly encourage students to get their COVID-19 vaccines and boosters as soon they become eligible.
The University Health Service team are running a walk-in vaccine clinic every Saturday between 13:00-17:00. Here you can get your primary first and second doses, as well as a booster dose if three months have passed since you received your second.
Head to the NHS website if you would prefer to book your appointment instead.
Eligibility for students who received vaccinations abroad
Students who have received vaccines approved by the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority) abroad – for example Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen – can continue their vaccination course in the UK even if they have had doses taken in other countries.
You can use the NHS system to inform them about doses taken abroad, and the NHS will update your medical record accordingly. You will then be able to access the UK vaccine certificate and continue your vaccination in the UK.
If you have received any of the following vaccines abroad – CanSino Biologics Ad5-nCoV Convidecia, Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine BIBP BBIBP-CorV, Sinovac Biotech CoronaVac – you may be entitled to extra vaccinations in the UK, as well as to a UK vaccine passport. This depends on the number of primary doses you received.
To check if you can get vaccinations in the UK use this quick online tool from the University Health Service.
If the cases above do not apply to you, or if you have any questions regarding eligibility please contact the University Health Service team at [email protected].
COVID-19 Booster vaccine trial
If you are between 18 and 30 years old and have had two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but have not had a booster yet, you are invited to sign up for a vaccine trial conducted by Southampton researchers.
The COV-BOOST: Young Adults Fractional Dosing Sub-study is testing lower doses of different COVID-19 vaccines for giving a third dose in young adults aged 18-30. As previous vaccine studies indicate, lower doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines might give young adults an immune response that is just as good as the one given by higher doses. Using lower doses for boosters would also mean improving global vaccine distribution.
You will be reimbursed for your time with up to £225, depending on the number of visits you make to a study site.
Check if you are eligible for the trial on the study website.
