This Autumn, Holt Surgery will be providing FREE Flu AND Covid vaccinations for eligible patients in a range of clinics. Some patients may be eligible for both vaccines but may not be able to have both at clinics at Holt Surgery – so please read the below carefully.
We WILL be offering Covid vaccines to:
- ALL patients who are 65yrs and over
- Patients aged 18 – 64yrs who are clinically “at risk”
(We will NOT be able to offer Covid vaccines to any eligible under 18yr olds. These patients will need to book to have their Covid vaccine on the National Booking System).
We WILL be offering Flu vaccines to:
- ALL patients who are 65yrs and over
- Patients 18 – 64yrs old who are clinically “at risk”
- Children aged 2-3 and under 18s who are clinically “at risk”
JOINT COVID & FLU CLINICS
Patients 65yrs and over AND 18 – 64yr olds who are clinically at risk – In line with this year’s Government and JVCI guidance, patients in these cohorts will be invited to Holt Surgery to attend joint Covid and Flu vaccination clinics, where we will give one vaccine in each arm. These clinics will be held on:
- Saturday 5th and 19th October (AM)
- Thursday 10th and 24th October (PM)
- Saturday 9th November (AM)
Co-administration of both vaccines is a safe and efficient method of vaccination. Patients can attend these clinics and decline to have one or the other of the vaccines, however, we would encourage patients to have both vaccines as we will not be holding separate catch-up clinics at a later date.
Care Home and Housebound Patients – The Surgery will ensure that all care homes and housebound patients are offered both flu and covid vaccinations from 3rd of October to late November.
FLU ONLY CHILDRENS CLINICS
ALL 2 – 3yr olds AND 4 – 17yr old at-risk children will be invited to have their Flu vaccine in special children’s clinics at the Surgery. We will contact you about these flu clinics shortly. The Surgery will NOT be offering Covid boosters to under 18’s. Eligible children will need to book to have their Covid booster via the National Booking System.
SHINGLES, PNEUMONIA & RSV
We will invite eligible patients to have these vaccines directly. It will not be given at the same time as the Flu and Covid vaccine. For further information please visit the vaccinations page.
ELIGIBILITY
Flu eligibility
For full details of this year’s flu eligibility please see:
- The NHS website : https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/
- The Green Book:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/influenza-the-green-book-chapter-19
Covid eligibility
For full details of this season’s Covid eligibility please see the green book guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-the-green-book-chapter-14a
BOOKING AND CLINICS @ HOLT
- By Phone – our Vaccination Booking Line will open from Tuesday 17th September, Mon-Fri, 2pm – 5pm. Patients can call the main Holt Surgery number (01263 712461) and select Option 8.
- Via a text message (from the Surgery) – eligible patients who have registered their mobile number with us will receive a text message with a link allowing them to book directly into one of our clinics.
- Appointment Times – will be individual and staggered to ensure a steady flow.
- Parking – there will be marshals outside the Surgery to show you where to park and there will be reserved disabled parking close to the entrance.
- Dress – patients need to make sure they wear appropriate clothing to allow both upper arms to be easily accessed.