Autumn and winter 2024 flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

This autumn, we will offer both the flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines

You can receive both vaccines during a single appointment at one of our vaccination clinics, so only one visit is required.

Even if you were vaccinated last year, it’s important to get vaccinated again. Viruses can change from year to year, and protection decreases over time. The best defence is to get your vaccine before the virus starts circulating. If you are eligible, please take advantage of this preventive measure to stay healthy and strong throughout the winter.

 

Vaccination clinics

Our vaccination clinics are planned for:

  • Saturday 5 October, 8am – 12pm
  • Saturday 12 October, 8am – 12pm
  • Saturday 19 October, 8am – 12pm
  • Saturday 26 October, 8am – 12pm
 

Booking your appointment

We will begin notifying eligible patients soon. You will receive booking information by SMS message or letter. If possible, please use the online booking information provided to schedule your appointment. If you're unable to book online, please call 01536 204 154 after 10am.

Don’t forget, you can get both your flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same appointment.

 

Flu vaccine eligibility

From September, we can administer the flu vaccine to:

  • Pregnant women
  • Children aged 2 or 3 years as of August 31, 2024
  • Children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to under 18 years

We can offer the nasal flu vaccine to children who are 2 or 3 years old as of 31 August 2024. We can also offer the vaccine to children aged 6 months to under 18 years with certain health conditions. Primary school-aged children from Reception to Year 6 and secondary school-aged children from Year 7 to Year 11 will receive their vaccinations at school from the school nurse.

From October, we can administer the flu vaccine to:

  • Individuals aged 65 years and over
  • Individuals aged 18 to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter 19) [insert link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/influenza-the-green-book-chapter-19]
  • Residents of long-stay residential care homes
  • Carers receiving carer’s allowance or those who are primary carers for an elderly or disabled person
  • Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • Frontline social care workers without an employer-led occupational health scheme
  • All frontline healthcare workers (clinical and non-clinical) with patient contact
 

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine is as follows. The date when we can start administering the vaccine is to be confirmed by NHS England.

 

Patients in care homes for adults and housebound patients

We will be contacting our patients in care homes for older adults and housebound patients in due course to arrange an appropriate time to administer the vaccines. Please wait to be contacted by a member of our Patient Services Team.

 

More information

Published: Aug 23, 2024