COVID AND FLU VACCINATION PROGRAMME 2023

The adult covid and flu vaccination programmes had been due to start in October to maximise protection over the winter months, but now those most at risk including adult care home residents will be vaccinated from 11 September.

The NHS has been asked to bring the programme forward and will be working quickly to ensure as many eligible people as possible are vaccinated by the end of October.

Residents of older adult care homes and those most at risk including those who are immunosuppressed will receive their covid vaccine first.

Carers, pregnant women, and health and social care staff will all be among the groups to be offered a covid jab this winter, as well as adults aged 65 and over.

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗛𝗦 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

The NHS winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme provides vital protection to those eligible and their families over winter, keeping people from developing serious illnesses, and helping to minimise hospitalisations during busy winter months.

Following the JCVI’s recommendation that adults over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions would be eligible for a flu and COVID-19 vaccination this year, the offer was due to start from early October to maximise protection for patients right across the winter months.

𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗙𝗟𝗨 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪 – 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟯𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗

𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗟𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 – 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨.