Covid-19 autumn booster and flu vaccination programme

NHS North East London is preparing to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine autumn booster programme, which will be offered to the following groups as per the advice from the JCVI:

• 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.

The government has also announced that, in addition to flu vaccine cohorts previously set out, the following cohorts will now also be offered the free NHS flu vaccine to help protect more people and reduce admissions to hospital this winter. The following groups will also now be eligible:

• Secondary school children in years 7, 8 and 9 who will be offered the vaccine in order of school year (starting with the youngest first). This group are likely to be offered vaccination later in the year once children age 2 and 3 and primary school age children have been vaccinated.
• 50 to 64 year olds that are not in a clinically at-risk group, who are likely to be offered vaccination later in the year once people that are more vulnerable to COVID-19 and flu, including those in clinically at-risk groups have been offered their vaccine.

The NHS will contact eligible people in order of priority and we are asking for everyone to get their vaccination as soon as they are called by the NHS.