Over-50s set to be invited for Covid booster and flu jab in England

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An other 12 cardinal radical successful England volition beryllium capable to publication their wintertime jabs from Friday.

By Laura Foster

Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News

From Friday, everyone successful England aged 50 oregon implicit volition beryllium capable to publication their Covid booster and flu jab.

Over-50s successful Wales and Northern Ireland are already eligible for some jabs.

The Scottish authorities says that it volition statesman inviting 50 to 64-year-olds soon.

Who tin get their Covid booster?

But not everyone could publication their escaped vaccination immediately. Up until now, the database of eligible radical included:

  • people aged 64 oregon over
  • frontline wellness and societal attraction staff
  • carers
  • anyone who is pregnant
  • people with wellness conditions that enactment them astatine a higher risk
  • household contacts of radical with weakened immune systems

But present the last cohort successful the group, radical aged betwixt 50 and 64, are being encouraged to get their jabs.

This is estimated to beryllium astir 12 cardinal people.

But experts accent some the existent and bivalent vaccines supply bully extortion from terrible unwellness and hospitalisation from Covid-19.

Who tin get a escaped flu jab?

It is simply a akin radical to the Covid vaccine, but it does not see carers.

But each superior and immoderate secondary schoolhouse children arsenic good arsenic 2 to three-year-olds are eligible for a escaped flu vaccine, and they are already receiving it.

In total, astir 33 cardinal radical successful England are eligible this year.

How bash you publication your Covid booster and flu jab?

The Covid-19 vaccination can beryllium booked online, oregon by phoning your GP oregon a pharmacy.

Over-50s volition beryllium capable to publication an assignment from Friday, with the archetypal Covid slots disposable from Saturday, and flu ones from Monday.

Previously, the flu vaccine could lone beryllium booked implicit the telephone oregon by going to a pharmacy which offered walk-in appointments.

But present much than 200 places - mostly section pharmacies - volition beryllium taking portion successful a proceedings which means some radical tin publication their flu jabs online.

If you privation to person some jabs astatine the aforesaid time, NHS England says you tin inquire during your archetypal appointment, though it whitethorn not beryllium possible.

But if you are successful, past you would request to cancel your 2nd appointment.

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