Flu

Last Updated: Tuesday, 08 October 2024

Seasonal Flu Vaccine 

Eligible groups this year

The NHS recommends flu vaccination for several groups:

  • Everyone aged 65 years and over
  • Individuals under 65 with certain medical conditions, including children and babies over 6 months of age
  • All pregnant women
  • All children aged 2 and 3 years (provided they were aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2024)
  • All primary school children
  • Some secondary school children (Years 7 to 11)
  • Care home residents
  • Carers
  • Those living with people who are immunocompromised
  • Frontline health and social care workers

RSV vaccine

The RSV vaccine helps protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common virus that can make babies and older adults seriously ill.

Eligible groups this year

It's recommended during pregnancy and for adults aged 75 to 79.

Whooping cough vaccine

Whooping cough (pertussis) rates have risen recently. Babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk.

Whooping cough can be serious for babies and may lead to complications resulting in hospitalisation and even death.

Pregnant women can help protect their babies by getting vaccinated.

You should usually have the whooping cough vaccine around the time of your mid-pregnancy scan (usually at 20 weeks pregnant), but you can have it from 16 weeks.

To help give the best protection to your baby, you should have the vaccine before 32 weeks. If you miss out, you can still have the vaccine later.

Eligible groups this year

You usually have the whooping cough vaccine at 20 weeks pregnant, but you can have it from 16 weeks.

If you are 20 weeks pregnant and have not been offered the whooping cough vaccine, contact your midwife or GP surgery.

COVID VACCINE 

Those eligible for an autumn COVID booster are:

  • residents in a care home for older adults
  • all adults aged 65 years and over%
  • persons aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in the Green Book, including pregnant women

We Cannot offer the Covid vaccines at the Surgery Please Click on the Link Below to book your Vaccine: Book Online:  Book, change, or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online - NHS (www.nhs.uk)