GET YOUR SEASONAL FLU VACCINE IN LEWES

DO I NEED TO GET VACCINATED?

Seasonal influenza is a disease which mostly arises as we enter the cooler months. The flu vaccination programme runs from the end of September into the winter months where instances of flu are highest. Health experts modify the vaccination yearly to adapt to virus changes. Getting a yearly booster actively ensures protection for yourself and loved ones.

Due to Covid-19, recent winters involved social distancing and masks, reducing flu cases, resulting in lower immunity this year. Vaccination helps produce antibodies, preventing serious illness from flu viruses. Frontline workers and those with vulnerable loved ones should consider vaccination for community safety.

WHO CAN HAVE FREE NHS FLU VACCINATION?

  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
  • pregnant women
  • those in long-stay residential care homes 
  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline workers in social care, excluding those with employer-led occupational health schemes, need active health support. This includes those in registered residential care, nursing homes, domiciliary care, voluntary hospice providers, and those employed by direct payment or Personal Health budget recipients.

Wyborns Pharmacy is taking part in the yearly NHS flu vaccine programme offering free vaccinations. The priority groups that we offer Free NHS Flu Vaccines to at Wyborns Pharmacy in Lewes are as follows:

– Those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups

– Pregnant women

– Those aged 65 years and over

– Those in long-stay residential care homes

– Carers

– Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

-Front line staff employed by social care providers without employer led occupational health schemes

I DON’T FALL INTO A PRIORITY GROUP- CAN I STILL HAVE A VACCINATION?

Those wishing to have a flu vaccine who don’t meet any of the above criteria can still do so on a private basis. Private flu vaccines are offered at Wyborns pharmacy in Lewes for a small fee of £16.99. If you have any questions or wish to book a flu vaccination please call us on 01273 489898 and speak to a member of the team.