The Harrow Health Care Centre

What you need to know about the new EU Covid-19 certificate scheme

The European Union’s new digital Covid-19 certificate scheme will go live this summer, meaning Brits could holiday in destinations such as Spain as soon as June. Known as the Digital Green Certificate scheme, the initiative will enable the safe and secure movement of holidaymakers across Europe, providing they meet strict health requirements.

Covid-19 vaccine: your questions answered

On 8 December 2020, the first person in the world received the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination, and on 4 of January 2021, the first person received the Oxford / Astra Zeneca vaccine. These are the first of millions of doses that will be given to those most at risk of the coronavirus, such as the elderly […]

Imperial College London launches human trial of new coronavirus vaccine

Imperial College London has announced that the very first human has received a dose of its new trial coronavirus vaccine. Many traditional vaccines are based on a weakened or modified form of virus or parts of it, but the Imperial vaccine is based on a new approach. It uses synthetic strands of genetic code (called […]

What is a Covid-19 test and when should I get one?

Earlier this month, the Harrow Health Care Centre was delighted to announce it could offer Covid-19 antigen tests to private patients. We are now excited to also bring patients a Covid-19 antibody test.

Get tested for COVID-19

We are now able to offer COVID-19 testing to our member and non-member patients from age 2+. This is an antigen test, which means it will identify if you currently have the coronavirus infection. It is Public Health England validated and is the same test that the UK government is currently using for keyworkers. It […]