20th September 2024
From Thursday, 3 October, anyone over the age of 65, or younger patients who are at a higher risk (due to pregnancy or one of the conditions listed below), are eligible for a free flu vaccination and Covid booster at the Rycote Practice.
Eligible conditions/circumstances include:
- Live in an older persons care home
- Have a heart problem, a chest complaint or serious breathing difficulties, including bronchitis, emphysema or people with asthma (needing a steroid inhaler or tablets)
- Kidney disease
- Lowered immunity due to disease or treatment (such as steroid medication or cancer treatment)
- Liver disease
- Have had a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- Diabetes • some neurological conditions, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), or Cerebral Palsy
- A learning disability
- A problem with your spleen, such as Sickle Cell Disease, or you have had your spleen removed
- Have a BMI of 40 and above
You are also eligible for a flu and Covid vaccination if you are a frontline health or social care worker, the main carer for an elderly or disabled person or you are living with someone who has a weakened immune system.
Vaccination Clinics
The Rycote Practice will be running vaccination clinics on the following dates as well as offering some weekday appointments:
- Saturday 5 October: 08:30–16:30
- Saturday 12 October: 08:30–16:30
- Saturday 19 October: 08:30–16:30
- Saturday 2 November: 08:30–16:30
The Practice will also be running weekday clinics on the mornings of 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 28, and 31 October, as well as some Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
RSV Vaccinations
Anyone who turns 75 is entitled to a free one-off RSV vaccination up until the day that they turn 80. The RSV vaccination is also offered to pregnant women after 28 weeks.
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. In small babies and older people it can lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions.
The Rycote Practice has a number of weekday appointments available during September and are also running a dedicated clinic on Saturday 21 September: 08:30–12:30. This vaccine cannot currently be given at the same time as the flu and Covid vaccination.
