This year we are running 2 types of clinic; 2 dates for covid vaccinations with flu vaccinations and 2 dates for flu vaccinations only.
ALL clinics are being held, as usual, at our Carterton Health Centre.
Covid Vaccination With Flu Vaccination Clinics
- Wednesday 1st October 3pm – 5pm
- Saturday 4th October 8.30am – 10.30am
If you are attending for a covid jab you will need to complete and bring with you one of our Covid Consent Forms.
Flu Vaccination Only Clinics
- Wednesday 8th October 2.30pm – 4.30pm
- Saturday 11th October 8.30am – 10.30am
All elligible patients have already been contacted to book in an appointment.
Who is eligible for a flu jab at the surgery?
- People aged 65 or over
- If you are pregnant (at any stage of pregnancy)
- Adults with a BMI of 40+
- People living with a long-term condition such as: Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, Heart disease, Kidney disease, Liver disease
- People with a learning disability
- People in receipt of a carers’ allowance
- Household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals
- Residents of care homes
- Children aged 2 & 3 years on the 31st August 2019 (nasal flu vaccination)
- Individuals from aged 6 months to under 65 years in a clinical risk group
For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:
- Adults aged 75 years and over
- Residents in care homes for older adults
- Individuals who are immunosuppressed aged 6 months and over
This represents a change from the autumn 2024 programme, which also included adults aged 65 to 74 and all those aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group.
The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose. If you are eligible, you can get protection from an autumn COVID-19 vaccination even if you have not taken up a COVID-19 vaccine offer in the past.
Eligibility for the immunosuppressed
We understand that having a weakened immune system (immunosuppression) is a lot less straight forward than the other criteria. Looking online can cause even more confusion, as people might see themselves (and be considered by others) as immunosuppressed but might not fit the immunosuppression criteria for vaccination.
So, what are the immunosuppression criteria? Eligibility is outlined in Chapter 14a of the Green Book, a document published by UKHSA specifically for public health professionals. It can be a complicated document for non-experts, so we’ve listed some of the groups here:
- Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
- Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
- Those living with HIV
- Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy
- Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
- Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
- Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia
- Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system
While this list summarises some major groups, it does not cover everything. Please check online at nhs.uk/get-vaccine to see if you are eligible.