The flu vaccine is available in our surgery from late September / early October.

Influenza vaccination is recommended for:

• All children aged 2-12 years at the time of vaccination NEW
• Persons aged 65 and older
• Pregnant women (vaccine can be given at any stage of pregnancy)
• Those aged 6 to 23 months and aged 13-64 years with:
• Chronic heart disease including acute coronary syndrome
• Chronic liver disease
• Chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
• Chronic renal failure
• Cancer patients
• Chronic respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Diabetes mellitus
• Down syndrome
• Haemoglobinopathies
• Immunosuppression due to disease or treatment, including asplenia or splenic dysfunction and cancer patients
• Morbid obesity, i.e. body mass index of 40 or over
• On long‐term aspirin therapy (because of the risk of Reyes syndrome)
• With any condition (e.g. cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injury, seizure disorder, or other neuromuscular disorder) that can compromise respiratory function especially those attending special schools/day centres
• With moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy and intellectual disability
• Healthcare workers including all General Practice staff
• Residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions
• Carers and household contacts of people with increased medical risk
• People with regular contact with pigs, poultry or water fowl

The vaccine is free of charge for the above patients.