Seasonal Vaccinations

COVID-19

Autumn 2024 Boosters

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we move into autumn, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. For those who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the autumn.Current vaccines provide good protection against severe disease and hospitalisation. UKHSA surveillance data relating to last autumn’s programme shows that those who received a vaccine were around 45% less likely to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 from 2 weeks following vaccination, compared to those who remained un-vaccinated. Protection lasts for around 4 months.

Vaccination continues to help protect against severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths arising from COVID-19. Between November,December and January over 38,000 people were admitted to hospital with the virus.

Eligible group this autumn:

-Adults aged 65 years and over

-Residents in a care home for older adults

 

The vaccine should usually be offered no earlier than around 6 months after the last vaccine dose. If you are eligible, you can get protection from an autumn COVID-19 vaccination even if you have not taken up a COVID-19 vaccine offer in the past.