Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Covid-19 Vaccination

The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is safe and effective and gives you the best protection against the virus.

You can also find more information in this Covid Vaccine easy read leaflet here.

How safe is the vaccine?

The vaccines approved for use in the UK have met strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness set out by the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Any coronavirus vaccine that is approved must go through all the clinical trials and safety checks all other licensed medicines go through. The MHRA follows international standards of safety.

To find out more about the vaccines approved in the UK, see:

GOV.UK: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 approved by MHRA

GOV.UK: Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 approved by MHRA

GOV.UK: Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 approved by MHRA