We will be running our Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine clinics from September 2024
From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75 to 79 will be eligible for a free vaccine to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:
- cough
- sore throat
- sneezing
- a runny or blocked nose
It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.
RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.
Any patients who are eligible for a RSV vaccine will be contacted by the practice to arrange an appointment. We will be sending all invites via text message with an online booking link (unless you do not have a mobile number on your medical records).
- For more information on the RSV vaccination for older adults, please follow this link: Your guide to the RSV vaccine for older adults – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Or for more information on the RSV vaccination for pregnant women, please follow this link: A guide to RSV vaccination for pregnant women – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We will be running our annual Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine clinics from October 2024
Any patients who are eligible for a vaccine will be contacted by the practice to arrange an appointment. We will be sending all invites via text message with an online booking link (unless you do not have a mobile number on your medical records).
- For more information on the Influenza vaccination, please follow this link: Flu vaccine – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- For more information on the COVID-19 vaccination, please follow this link: COVID-19 vaccination – NHS (www.nhs.uk)