Autumn Covid-19 Booster vaccine and the annual Flu vaccine.
In accordance with the recent Government announcement, Summertown Health Centre will be offering both the Covid-19 Autumn Booster vaccine and the annual flu vaccine. Please click here for the official guidance on who is eligible for the vaccines.
Eligibility
COVID-19 Vaccine Autumn Booster:
Final JCVI advice today confirms that the COVID-19 Autumn booster should be offered
to the following groups:
- Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
- Frontline health and social care workers
- All adults aged 50 years and over
- Persons aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, as set out in the Green Book
- Persons aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression
- Persons aged 16 to 49 years who are carers, as set out in the Green Book.
A full copy of the advice can be found here: JCVI updated statement on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for autumn 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Who can have the flu vaccine?
The flu vaccine is given free on the NHS to adults who:
- are 65 and over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2023)
- have certain health conditions
- are pregnant
- are in long-stay residential care
- receive a carer's allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
- live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
- are frontline health workers
- are social care workers who cannot get the vaccine through an occupational health scheme at work
For more information, please click here: Flu vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Future Clinic Dates
- Saturday 26th November - all eligible patients
How to book
- NHS app or Patient Access
- Phoning the practice Tuesday – Friday after 2pm
You can also book an appointment at one of the mass vaccinations centres online Book or manage a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination - NHS (www.nhs.uk) or by calling 119.
Information about the vaccines
Our vaccines are likely to be Moderna bivalent or Pfizer bivalent but there will not be a choice on the day.
First bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine approved by UK medicines regulator - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 booster approved by UK medicines regulator - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
On the day arrangements
To ensure the safety of our patients and staff we will require you to follow the following instructions:
- On the day of the appointment if have any of the following symptoms you must not come to the practice, you must call to rearrange:
- a high temperature
- a new, continuous cough
- a loss or change to your sense of taste or smell
- If you live locally and are mobile please come on foot
- Arrive at the time of your appointment, please do not arrive early
- You must wear a face covering at all times
- You may need to queue outside so please be prepared to stand in the cold or rain
- When you enter the building, you will need to remove your outer layers so that the top of your arm is exposed ready for your injection
- You will asked to queue at a safe distance from other patients
We will try to operate this efficiently as possible to minimise waiting times but please come prepared with comfortable clothing and shoes in case you need to stand for longer than normal.
We will be operating a separate process on the day for people with mobility issues. If you fall into this category, please let reception know when you have received notice of your appointment, and please flag to one of our check-in person when you arrive on the day.
Please note we only have parking facilities for blue badge holders ONLY. Please use the Marston Ferry car park if you are driving.