COVID-19 Vaccination Options

LAST UPDATED:  12 October, 2021, at 3:40pm (information correct at time of publishing).

If you live in Stockport there are a number of convenient ways for you to get your COVID vaccination.

This page includes the following information:

1. Information regarding booster jabs for cohorts 1-9
2. Information regarding vaccinations for 12-15 year olds
3. Community Pharmacy Vaccination Sites in Stockport for anyone 16+
4. Large Scale Vaccination Centres near Stockport
5. Helpline Contact Details

1. Information regarding booster jabs for cohorts 1-9

The COVID vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful in health service history, is now  taking online and phone bookings from people invited for a booster jab.

People who are more vulnerable to the virus are being invited to top up their protection ahead of winter, six months or more after receiving their second jab.

They do not need to contact the NHS but will be invited when it is their turn. Texts and letters are going out to around 1.5 million people this week.

Those in line for a booster jab include everyone aged 50+, frontline health and social care workers and those aged between 16 and 49 with an underlying health condition putting them at greater risk from the virus.

People will be able to book an appointment online at www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination at one of the convenient vaccine sites across the country. People that aren’t able go online can book by phoning 119.

2. Information regarding vaccinations for 12-15 year olds

The COVID-19 vaccination programme for 12 to 15 schoolchildren is now underway in Stockport. Children aged 12-15 will be offered the Pfizer vaccine and it is currently proposed that these children will receive only one dose of the vaccine.

An invitation letter, along with a consent form, is being sent to parents and carers by schools as part of a rolling programme of vaccinations delivered by the School Nursing Service. Parents need to return the consent form to their child’s school. During half term, there will be a pop up vaccination clinic (details below) for any child who was not able to be vaccinated as part of the school programme:

• Date: Monday, 25 October, 2021, and Wednesday, 27 October, 2021
• Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
• Venue: Trinity Church, Trinity Gardens, 351 Bramhall Lane, SK3 8TP
• How to Book: No appointment is required, just walk in.
• Nearest Train Station: Davenport
• Nearest Bus Route (from Town Centre): 378
• Vaccine Available: Pfizer

Parents can contact the School Nursing Service for advice and support about the vaccination programme on 0161 474 5912.

Children can contact a text-based service, ChatHealth, on 07480 635227, where they can chat with a school nurse for confidential advice and support. This is not limited to questions about the vaccine.

3. Community Pharmacy Vaccination Sites in Stockport for anyone 16+

If you are aged 16 or over you can access the following Stockport vaccine clinics via the National Booking Service or by calling 119, 7am-11pm

• Boots Chemist, Merseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport SK1 1PU
  • Booking via the National Booking Service. Walk ins subject to availability.
  • Clinic Opening Hours: Mon-Sat: 9:15am-5:00pm, Sun: 11:00am-3:30pm.
  • Vaccine Available: Moderna and Pfizer
  • Who can attend: 16+ for first or second vaccination (second vaccines will be offered if 8 weeks have passed since the first).

• Boots Chemist, Handforth Dean Retail Park, Wilmslow SK9 3PA
  • Booking via the National Booking Service. Walk in appointments are possible subject to availability. Please attend the site to check.
  • Clinic Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 9:15am-12:45pm & 14:10-17:45
  • Vaccine Available: Moderna.
  • Who can attend: 16+ for first or second vaccination (second vaccines will be offered if 8 weeks have passed since the first).

• Medichem Pharmacy, 34/35 Woodley Precinct, Woodley, SK6 1RJ
  • Booking only via the National Booking Service
  • Clinic Opening Hours
    • Monday: 10:30am –  1pm then 2.30pm – 8pm
    • Thursday: 10:30am – 1pm then 2:30pm – 8pm
    • Friday: 3pm-8pm
    • Saturday: 10:30am – 1pm then 2.30pm – 8.30pm
  • Vaccine Available: Moderna and Pfizer.
  • Who can attend: 16+ for first or second vaccination (second vaccines will be offered if 8 weeks have passed since the first). Note that 16-17 year olds only have one Pfizer vaccine.

• Scorah Chemist, Trinity Methodist Church, Trinity Gardens, 351 Bramhall Lane, SK3 8TP
  • Vaccinations are available by way of bookable appointments or walk in appointments. To find out full details, including the times and dates of these sessions and how to book, visit the Scorah Chemist website.

• Well Pharmacy, 221 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4DF
  • Walk-ins or booking via the National Booking Service
  • Clinic Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am-5.45pm
  • Vaccine Available: Moderna and Pfizer.
  • Who can attend: 16+ for first or second vaccination (second vaccines will be offered if 8 weeks have passed since the first).

4. Large Scale Vaccination Centres near Stockport

You can also access your vaccine outside of Stockport at one of the large scale vaccination centres listed below via the National Booking Service https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/ or by calling 119 between 7am-11pm.

• The Etihad Stadium
• Whalley Range
• Macclesfield

5. Helpline Contact Details

If you are unsure about how or where you can get your first or second vaccination, or just have a question about the vaccination programme, contact the helpline team by telephone on 0161 426 9910 (leave a message and they will call you back during normal office hours) or email STOCCG.Pxenquiries@nhs.net.