Flu season 24/25 – Child and Adult vaccination details
With the winter flu season approaching, we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about our seasonal flu vaccination at the surgery.
We are eager to provide a seasonal flu vaccination programme for all our eligible patients . As recommended by the Department of Health the people that will be able to have the vaccine are those whose health is most at risk.
From 1 September 2024:
Pregnant women
All children 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2024
All children in the clinical risk group aged from 6 month to 18 years
From October 2024:
Patients aged 65 an over
Patients ages 18 to 64 in the clinical at risk group
Patients in care homes
Carers
Patients who care for people who are immunosuppressed
Frontline NHS workers
Child flu
Flu can be unpleasant for children and can sometimes cause serious problems, such as pneumonia.
Each winter thousands of children who do not have a health condition need hospital care because of flu.
Vaccinating them also helps protect others who are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu, such as babies and older people.
Children aged 2 and 3 years will be invited to the Practice for a nasal flu vaccination. School aged children at risk will be vaccinated in school.
Nasal flu clinics will be held in September.
You will receive an invite via SMS with a booking link to book directly or you can call 0113 4677499 Option 1 to book over the telephone.
Adult flu
FLU is a common viral infection. Flu can cause more severe symptoms than the common cold. You can become seriously ill with flu, need hospital treatment which can sometimes be life-threatening.
We are holding flu clinics on Saturday 5th and 12th October. If you are eligible, you will be offered the covid vaccine at the same time depending on delivery of the vaccine.
You will receive an invite via SMS with a booking link to book directly or by letter if you do not have a mobile phone or you can call 0113 4677499 Option 1 after 11am.
For more information on the seasonal flu vaccine please click on the following link: