We will be offering flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at the surgery to our eligible patients again this autumn/winter.
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Eligibility for the 2026/27 COVID‑19 Vaccination
The Department of Health and Social Care, in line with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), confirmed eligibility for:
- Adults aged 75 years and over
- Residents in care homes for older adults
- Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in the COVID‑19 chapter of the UK Green Book, tables 3 or 4)
The COVID-19 programme will run from 1 October 2026 to 31 Jan 2027. However, we are aiming to complete our vaccinations by mid-November 2026.
Eligibility for the 2026/27 Flu Vaccination
For the 2026/27 season, the NHS will offer free flu vaccination to specific groups from 1 September and 1 October 2026, with no changes to the 2025/26 eligibility list:
From 1 September 2026:
- Pregnant women
- All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2026
- All primary school children (Reception to Year 6)
- All secondary school children (Year 7 to Year 11)
- Includes those in special education needs (SEN) schools aged 17+ who are in a clinical risk group
- All children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to under 18 years (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter)
From 1 October 2026:
- All adults aged 65 years and over
- Adults aged 18 to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter)
- People in long‑stay residential care homes
- Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or main carers of an elderly/disabled person
- Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- Frontline social care workers without an employer-led occupational health scheme, including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets), or Personal Health budgets, such as personal assistants
- All frontline healthcare workers (clinical and non‑clinical) who have contact with patients
The start date for adult flu vaccinations aligns to COVID-19 vaccinations to support co-administration of flu and COVID-19 wherever possible and provide the best possible protection as we head in to winter.
The flu programme will run until the 31 March 2027, although, we anticipate that the majority of vaccinations should be completed by mid-November 2026.
Booking at the Surgery:
We are planning combined flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinics, allowing eligible patients to receive both jabs in one convenient appointment.
Separate vaccination clinics will be held for eligible patients to have either a flu jab or a COVID-19 booster.
Appointments are available to book now by calling the practice on 01744 88 2606. Invitations will be sent to eligible patients shortly.