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<p>Vaccination against COVID-19 is offered to every adult living in the United Kingdom
free of charge, regardless of immigration status. Entitlement to free National Health
Service treatment is generally based on ordinary residence in the UK. A person who
can show they have taken up ordinary residence in the UK can access all NHS services
immediately, including COVID-19 vaccinations, based on clinical need. No immigration
checks are needed to receive these services and the NHS is not required to report
undocumented migrants to the Home Office.</p><p>An NHS number is not needed to make
a booking for a COVID-19 vaccine or when attending a vaccination appointment. If individuals
are registered with a general practitioner (GP), their GP will contact them in due
course. If they are not registered with a GP, NHS regional teams, will contact unregistered
people to ensure they are offered the vaccine. The Enhanced Service Specification:
COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21 enables practices working within their Primary
Care Network groupings from shared vaccination sites to vaccinate unregistered patients
provided they are eligible.</p>
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