NHS urges eligible people to book a Covid jab this winter
Millions of eligible people are being urged by the NHS to book their life-saving Covid vaccine this autumn, as the NHS steps up its winter vaccination programmes early in response to the risk of the new Covid variant.
Anyone eligible can book their Covid vaccinations via the NHS website, by downloading the NHS App, or by calling 119 for free if they can’t get online.
People who are eligible for winter vaccines include:
residents in a care home for older adults
all adults aged 65 years and over
people aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group
people aged 12 to 64 who are household contacts of those with a reduced immune system
frontline health and social care workers.
GP practices and other local NHS services will also be contacting people to offer both flu and Covid vaccines, and people can book the flu vaccine by searching online for a local pharmacy.
