Although the vaccine is highly effective - more than 80% after two doses – one dose is only around 33% effective.
Make sure you book both doses to get the maximum protection the vaccine offers.
TEST REGULARLY
Everyone can do their bit in curbing the spread of COVID-19 by testing regularly. The more cases of infection that can be identified and isolated the harder we make it for the virus to spread throughout Suffolk. Used regularly, lateral flow tests can help pick up the presence of the virus in a person. It is important to test regularly even if you have no symptoms, as 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 do not show any symptoms.
If you are regularly attending school, college, or further education, you can test regularly to help keep yourself, your friends and your family safe. The more people either with the virus or who have been exposed to it that we can identify and isolate, the less chance there is of them passing it on to others who may be only partially vaccinated or who have not had the vaccine at all and are at risk. Lateral flow kits can be ordered online at GOV.UK, by calling NHS 119, you can get them from any library or pharmacy in Suffolk. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, including a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste, you must isolate immediately and book a PCR test online at GOV.UK.
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