Flu Vaccination 2024-2025 & COVID Autumn booster

7th November 2024

COVID

We have nearly finished our COVID autumn booster. We have very limited appointments for 18th or 22nd November otherwise you will need to go to your local Pharamcy, call 119 or book a COVID vaccination online

https://www.nhs.uk/book-a-coronavirus-vaccination/do-you-have-an-nhs-number

Flu vaccination

The timing of this year’s flu vaccination campaign has been altered – with most adults to be given the jab at the start of October rather than September, NHS England has announced.

A September 1 start date will remain in place for children and pregnant women, however.And no changes have been announced to the eligible cohorts.Delaying administering the jab until the beginning of October is based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that this provides ‘optimal protection during the highest risk period.’Guidance issued by UK Health Security Agency said evidence shows that the flu vaccine’s effectiveness can wane over time in adults.Holding clinics from October means vaccines will be administered ‘closer to the time that the flu season commonly starts’ and to when it peaks in December or January.Timings and eligibility for free NHS flu vaccineThe following should be vaccinated from 1 September 2024 (Children’s nasal vaccines are nationally delayed and we will send a text when we have stock):

pregnant women
all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024
all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years who have missed this vaccination at school

The following should be vaccinated from 3rd October 2024:

those aged 65 years and over
those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter 19)
those in long-stay residential care homes
carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

We will be holding prebooked vaccination clinics during on weekdays and information about these will be sent to those eligible as soon as possible.

Eligible patients will receive an online booking link via SMS text message in the weeks before the start dates listed below. If you do not have a mobile phone, we will call or write to you with your invitation.

There are now more NHS providers, such as pharmacies, offering free seasonal influenza vaccinations. This aims to increase convenience and address healthcare inequalities. However, GP practices like ours rely heavily on the NHS funding from this program to subsidise other essential services. Therefore, if possible, please support our practice by getting your Flu vaccines from us. Thank you.

COVID 2024 Autumn booster

We will look at vaccinating our patients for covid and will start with our patients booked in for our Flu clinics.

Please see below who is eligable for a covid booster this autumn or click HERE

adults aged 65 years and over
residents in a care home for older adults
individuals aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group (as defined in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book)
frontline NHS and social care workers, and those working in care homes for older people

If you are not eligable then we can not vaccinate you as the NHS sets the guidelines not us.Support your Practice, have your vaccination with us.