COVID-19 and Flu Booster Programme

COVID-19 and flu spread more easily in winter when we spend more time together indoors and vaccination is the best protection against these viruses. If you are vaccinated and catch flu or COVID-19 you are likely to have milder symptoms and recover faster, reducing the risk of hospitalisation.

The winter vaccine programme focuses on those at greatest risk of getting seriously ill and those eligible for vaccinations this year are:

COVID-19

• Adults aged 65 years and over
• Residents in a care home for older adults
• Individuals aged six months to 64 years in a clinical risk groups
• Frontline NHS and social care workers, and those working in care homes for older people

Flu

• Children aged two and three years on 31 August 2024
• Eligible school aged children (Reception to Year 11)
• Individuals aged six months to 64 years in a clinical risk group
• Pregnant women
• Adults aged 65 years and over
• Those in long-stay residential care homes
• Carers, those in receipt of carer’s allowance or main carer of an older or disabled person
• Household contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• Frontline health and social care workers

The national booking system for public clinics is open for appointments from to Friday 20 December.

You will be invited for your booster, your GP may offer you the vaccine or you can book using the NHS app for Apple or Android. You can also find your nearest walk-in vaccination site from the NHS website.

Outreach Vaccination Clinics, and community hospital visits, in various locations around Devon will be advertised via the online vaccination clinic calendar

COVID-19 & Flu Vaccination Clinic

For anyone eligible, there will be a one off clinic held at Seachange on Thursday 19th December 2.00pm - 5.00pm

To book your appointment please contact your GP surgery direct at 01395 441212.

Transport available contact Seachange for more information.