Public encouraged to get protected this winter with COVID-19 booster and flu vaccinations

Play your part in keeping well this winter, by keeping up-to-date with both your flu vaccination and COVID-19 booster vaccination.

The NHS has stepped up its vaccinations programme in response to the new COVID-19 variant with more sites than ever, making it as easy and convenient as possible for people to get vital protection this winter.

People eligible during this year’s vaccination campaign include all aged 65 and over, care home residents, frontline health and social care staff, those at increased risk because they are pregnant or have a certain underlying health condition, unpaid carers and household contacts of those at risk.

It is important for those who are eligible to top up their protection, even if they have had a vaccine or been ill with flu or COVID-19 before, as immunity fades over time and these viruses change each year.

East Cheshire NHS Trust Medical Director, John Hunter, said:

“Vaccines are our best protection against flu and COVID-19, and I strongly encourage all eligible people to come forward for their lifesaving winter vaccines as soon as they can.

“Those eligible can now easily book a COVID vaccine online – it takes just a few minutes and there are more sites than ever before offering the vaccine across England, so please come forward as soon as you can to give yourself and your loved ones vital protection over the coming months.”

The NHS winter flu and COVID vaccination programme provides vital protection to those eligible and their families over winter, keeping people from developing serious illnesses, and helping to minimise hospitalisations during busy winter months.

All eligible adults can book their flu vaccine through: 

www.nhs.uk/book-a-flu-vaccination

Downloading the NHS App or calling 119.