{"id":646794,"date":"2026-06-19T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646794\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:36:09","slug":"hampshire-eligible-residents-urged-to-get-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/646794\/","title":{"rendered":"Hampshire eligible residents urged to get Covid-19 vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  More than 173,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have already received their spring dose since the programme launched.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This figure represents about 57 per cent of those eligible, meaning just under half have yet to take up the offer before the programme ends on Tuesday, June 30.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Eligible residents are being encouraged to book their spring Covid-19 vaccination. (Image: Natasha Jay Photography)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Charlotte Hutchings, GP and clinical director for NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, said: &#8220;Thank you to those of you who have come forward to have their spring Covid-19 vaccination.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Our campaign continues until June 30, and the last date to book into a slot is June 29, so there is still some time yet to have your vaccination if you are eligible.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It does take about one-to-two weeks for the Covid-19 vaccination to become active, so the sooner you get it the better.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The vaccine provides protection that lasts for some months, so we recommend people take up the offer of seasonal boosters to improve their immunity.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The vaccine is available to people aged 75 and over, care home residents, and those with weakened immune systems.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Covid-19 vaccination programme is expected to resume in the autumn, with final eligibility criteria to be confirmed following national guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 173,000 people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have already received their spring dose since&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-646794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}