Almondsbury Surgery will be offering FLU and COVID vaccinations to eligible patients from October 2024.

We will contact eligible patients when appointments are available.

Eligible groups include:

  • Care Home Residents
  • Frontline Health & Social Care Workers
  • Age 65yr+
  • Pregnant women (FLU available from September / COVID from October)
  • Under 65yr at risk with a chronic disease as listed below:
  • Chronic Respiratory Disease
  • Chronic Heart Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Liver Disease
  • Chronic Neurological Disease, including Stroke or TIA
  • Diabetes
  • Immunosuppression
  • Asplenia or dysfunction of spleen
  • Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • Carers
  • Morbidly obese (age 16+ / BMI >40)

 

  • Children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2024

FLU only from September 2024 (when vaccine becomes available)

School campaign – vaccine to be administered by schools, unless child in an at-risk group.

Published: Aug 28, 2024