Covid and Flu and Covid Vaccination Clinics 2024

Covid and Flu Vaccines Autumn/Winter 2024/2025

Our Covid and Flu Vaccines are scheduled to commence at the beginning of October. For housebound patients this is likely to be the end of October.

Once we have more detailed information, we will post it here.

A new vaccine is being introduced this year, called Respiratory Syntical Virus or RSV for short. You can read more about this vaccine below.

Updated: 27th August 2024 

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) What Is It?

RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:

cough

sore throat

sneezing

a runny or blocked nose

It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75 to 79 will be eligible for a free vaccine to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Invites will be sent shortly.

In the meantime, you can find out more by clicking on this link: RSV vaccine for adults (publishing.service.gov.uk)