Our flu & Covid clinics will be running in late September/October as soon as we receive our supply of vaccines. Please support your surgery by having your flu vaccine with us when available. We will be inviting you for a vaccine. Please may we ask that you refrain from ringing the surgery at this time to enquire about the flu vaccine in order to keep telephone lines free.
Flu vaccinations will be offered under the NHS flu vaccination programme to the following groups:
All those aged two and three (but not four years or older) on 1st September 2021
People aged from 6 months upwards in clinical risk groups. With a medical condition such as:
Chronic (long-term) respiratory disease, such as severe asthma, chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or bronchitis
Chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
Chronic kidney disease at stage three, four or five
Chronic liver disease
Chronic neurological disease, such as Parkinson’s disease or motor neurone disease, or learning disability
Diabetes
Splenic dysfunction
A weakened immune system due to disease (such as HIV/AIDS) or treatment (such as cancer treatment)
Morbidly obese (defined as BMI of 40 and above)
Pregnant women (including those women who become pregnant during the flu season)
Carers
People living in long-stay residential care homes or other long-stay care facilities
Lives with a immunocompromised individual.
Those aged 50 years and over with no chronic health conditions.
