Vaccinations
Flu and Covid Vaccinations
We are offering both covid and flu vaccination appointments at the practice
Please contact the practice to book your appointment either online, via telephone or in person
Who can have the flu vaccine?
The flu vaccine is given free on the NHS to adults who:
- are 65 and over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2024)
- have certain health conditions
- are pregnant
- are in long-stay residential care
- receive a carer's allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
- live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
Who can have the covid vaccine?
- You or your child may be offered a seasonal COVID-19 vaccine if you are:
- aged 65 years old or over (you need to be 65 years old by 31 March 2024)
- aged 6 months to 64 years old and are at increased risk
- living in a care home for older adults
- a frontline health or social care worker
- aged 16 to 64 years old and are a carer
- aged 12 to 64 years old and live with someone with a weakened immune system
Further Information
Flu vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/)
NHS Immunisations
It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP to catch up.
NHS vaccination schedule
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Vaccines for babies under 1 year old |
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Age |
Vaccines |
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8 weeks |
6-in-1 vaccine Rotavirus vaccine MenB vaccine |
| 12 weeks |
6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose) Pneumococcal vaccine Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose) |
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16 weeks |
6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose) MenB vaccine (2nd dose) |
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Vaccines for children aged 1 to 15 |
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Age |
Vaccines |
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1 year |
Hib/MenC vaccine (1st dose) MMR vaccine (1st dose) Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose) MenB vaccine (3rd dose) |
| 2 to 15 years |
Children's flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school) |
| 3 years and 4 months |
MMR vaccine (2nd dose) 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine |
| 12 to 13 years |
HPV vaccine |
| 14 years |
3-in-1 teenage booster vaccine MenACWY vaccine |
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Vaccines for adults |
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Age |
Vaccines |
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65 years |
Flu vaccine (given every year after turning 65) Pneumococcal vaccine Shingles vaccine (if you turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023) |
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70 to 79 years |
Shingles vaccine |
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Vaccines for pregnant women |
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When it's offered |
Vaccines |
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During flu season |
Flu vaccine |
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From 16 weeks pregnant |
Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine |
Further information
NHS vaccinations and when to have them - NHS (www.nhs.uk)