Flu and Covid vaccinations 2024

Flu and covid vaccinations will be available at the practice from 3rd October 2024. We will shortly be sending invites for patients to book their appointment (we can give both vaccinations at the same time if you are eligible).

The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It’s offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu. You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you are aged 65 or over, have certain long-term health conditions, are pregnant, are the main carer for an older or disabled person or live with someone who has a weakened immune system.

For those who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the autumn, previously known as the ‘Autumn Booster’. Vaccination continues to help protect against severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths arising from COVID-19. Between November, December and January over 38,000 people were admitted to hospital with the virus. Eligible groups this autumn
include adults aged 65 years and over, residents in a care home for older adults and other individuals in a clinical risk group.