COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations
Covid-19 vaccine news
Community pharmacies continue to provide bookable vaccination appointments, and some walk-ins for people who are eligible. Please contact pharmacies that do not have walk in clinic times listed, on the day that you want to visit, to check when vaccinations are available.
More info here: Covid-19 and flu vaccinations – Sussex Health & Care (ics.nhs.uk)
Who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination this winter?
- Residents in care homes for adults
- People aged 65 years and older.
- People aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups.
- People who are pregnant
- Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person.
- Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- Frontline workers in health and social care settings
Don’t forget to book your flu jab. (re-commencing end of year 2024)
Eligibility for free NHS flu vaccines is the same as above, plus:
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023
- school-aged children (from Reception to Year 11)
Adults should be invited by their GP and once invited, you should book an appointment with your GP or a pharmacy that offers the flu vaccine as soon as possible to make sure you are protected ahead of winter.
Most children are offered the flu vaccine as a nasal spray. Younger children will be invited to have this by their GP, and school-aged children will be offered it through schools. Parents are encouraged to fill out consent forms to allow their child to get protected.
