However, recent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), suggests people aged between 18 and 39 should be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca, following the rare incidence of blood clots.
Pictured: The mRNA vaccines need to be transported in temperature sensitive environments.
The JCVI is recommending that everyone under the age of 30 gets the Pfizer or Moderna jabs, and that people from 30 to 39 are offered the choice.
Without being able to send enough Pfizer through to Alderney to allow for this option, Public Health is instead arranging for people to be flown to Guernsey for their vaccinations.
The States of Guernsey has organised clinic dates, flight arrangements and travel to and from the vaccination centre.
“The full costs of delivering these vaccines in Guernsey will only be known once the full take-up of this offer to Alderney has been established,” said a spokesperson for Public Health.
It’s expected that some residents may decide not to take up the offer and instead have an AstraZeneca vaccination, following discussions with their doctor.