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COVID-19 Autumn booster and flu vaccine programme expansion
The Government has announced that additional cohorts will now be offered the flu vaccine and acceptance of JCVI advice for the COVID-19 booster dose.
COVID-19 spring booster actions
New steps are required to ensure that all remaining eligible immunosuppressed individuals are offered a booster during spring.
COVID-19 vaccine fact cards available to help increase confidence and uptake
Fact cards featuring trusted health experts addressing common topics of concern about COVID-19 vaccines are available to support the promotion of vaccination and engagement with Black African and Black African Caribbean communities.
Spring Booster - Eligibility and timing
Eligible people (adults aged 75 years and over, residents in a care home for older adults, and individuals aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed) should not be turned away if they arrive as either a walk-in or via a booked appointment at a vaccine site provided they have reached the 91 days from prior booster dose.
Covid-19 vaccine - spring booster
The NHS will contact those who are eligible to make a spring booster appointment, so people should wait until they hear from the NHS.
Accessing supply for spring vaccination
There is sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supply to meet expected demand during the spring campaign. To minimise waste during the first four weeks, weekly site-level allocations will be made based on expected demand profiles with an additional buffer.
Barking and Dagenham Vaccination sites hit 100,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses!
A huge thanks to Together First CIC, the Barking and Dagenham Federation, and to all other colleagues involved in thismonumental undertaking and for their dedication to the vaccination effort.
Operationalising updated JCVI advice - Spring boosters and 5-11 year old vaccination
Spring boosters will start from 21 March 2022 and 5-11-year-old vaccination from 4 April 2022.
NEL event to discuss how you think we should be shaping our vaccination services
We would like to invite you to a NEL event on 10 March from 6:30-7:30 pm where we will discuss the 2022/23 Autumn Vaccination Programme and how this can be delivered in General Practice.
Covid-19 vaccine eligibility chart by age - update
The vaccine eligibility chart broken down by age/cohort has been amended.
Vaccination Data Resolution Service (VDRS) and Overseas Vaccines Validation Service
The NHS is encouraging people registered with a GP practice in England to check that their vaccination records are up to date.
NHSE update on legislation requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced on Monday (31 Jan) that the Government is looking to revoke the regulations requiring vaccination as a condition of deployment