Flu & Covid Autumn Vaccination Season 2024
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We have received the latest National Flu and Covid Vaccination timeline:
| For flu vaccinations: |
| From 1 September 2024: pregnant women, all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024 and all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years |
| From 3 October 2024: those aged 65 years and over, those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups, 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 and all NHS frontline health care workers |
| For Covid-19 vaccinations: |
| From 3 October 2024: 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 and all frontline NHS and social care workers |
If you have any questions regarding this new timeline please contact [email protected]
For patients that are over 65 years or in the at risk group aged 18-64 years we will start booking the October appointments from the week commencing 23rd September.
Please visit the NHS website to read further information on the benefits of the flu vaccine: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/
We will update our website with dates regarding the Covid vaccine and any changes in the timeline of the administration of the flu vaccine.