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Who can get an NHS Covid jab this autumn? Who can get an NHS Covid jab and what do private jabs cost?
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The NHS has started offering autumn Covid boosters to the most vulnerable. The NHS spring booster campaign will offer jabs to limited groups of vulnerable patients from 1 April.
Many pharmacies also now sell the Covid jab privately. More than 9.7 million people in England received a top-up vaccination during the most recent autumn booster campaign.
Who can get an NHS Covid booster jab this autumn? Many pharmacies also sell the Covid jab privately.
The following groups can have an NHS Covid booster between 3 October and 31 January. Who can get an NHS Covid booster jab?
over-65s The autumn booster campaign ended on 31 January. As at 26 January, 9,794,507 people in England had received a top-up dose, external since 3 October.
over-65s The Spring Covid booster campaign will start on 1 April and run until 17 June. Vaccinations will be offered to:
people aged between six months and 64 years with health conditions that make them more vulnerable, including pregnant women adults aged 75 years and over
people aged between six months and 64 years with health conditions that make them more vulnerable, including pregnant women adults aged 75 years and over
people living in care homes for older people residents in a care home for older adults
people living in care homes for older people residents in a care home for older adults
frontline NHS and social care workers,and those working in care homes for older people people aged between six months and 74 years with health conditions that make them more vulnerable
frontline NHS and social care workers,and those working in care homes for older people people aged between six months and 74 years with health conditions that make them more vulnerable
The NHS has already contacted more than 11 million people, but those who qualify for the jab can also book their own appointments via the NHS App, external, GPs, pharmacies, drop-in clinics, external or by calling 119, external. Those who will turn 75 years old between 1 April and 17 June 2025 can have the jab.
Eligible members of the public should be able to book appointments from 25 March for vaccination from 1 April.
NHS England: Covid vaccination, externalNHS England: Covid vaccination, external
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NHS Scotland: Covid vaccination, externalNHS Scotland: Covid vaccination, external
NHS Scotland: Covid vaccination, externalNHS Scotland: Covid vaccination, external
Public Health Wales: Covid vaccination, externalPublic Health Wales: Covid vaccination, external
Public Health Wales: Covid vaccination, externalPublic Health Wales: Covid vaccination, external
NI Direct: Covid vaccination, externalNI Direct: Covid vaccination, external
NI Direct: Covid vaccination, externalNI Direct: Covid vaccination, external
Anyone also entitled to the flu jab, external will be offered this at the same time.
Patients who are also entitled to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, external will not usually be given it at the same time as a flu or Covid jab.
However, pregnant women can have the RSV vaccine at the same time as the Covid jab.
What are the symptoms of the new XEC Covid variant and is it spreading in the UK?
What are the symptoms of the new XEC Covid variant and is it spreading in the UK?
Which Covid vaccines are used in the UK?Which Covid vaccines are used in the UK?
Vaccines from two companies are currently in use across the UK: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The NHS uses vaccines from two companies across the UK: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
People are advised to take whichever vaccine they are offered, as both provide protection against severe illness or death.People are advised to take whichever vaccine they are offered, as both provide protection against severe illness or death.
AstraZeneca pulled its Covid vaccine worldwide because of the surplus of updated vaccines from its competitors.AstraZeneca pulled its Covid vaccine worldwide because of the surplus of updated vaccines from its competitors.
At the firm's request, in May 2024, the European Medicines Authority withdrew authorisation for the vaccine,, external which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.At the firm's request, in May 2024, the European Medicines Authority withdrew authorisation for the vaccine,, external which is no longer being manufactured or supplied.
Covid vaccine safety - What we knowCovid vaccine safety - What we know
Covid vaccine safety - What we knowCovid vaccine safety - What we know
NHS England: About the Covid vaccination, externalNHS England: About the Covid vaccination, external
NHS England: About the Covid vaccination, externalNHS England: About the Covid vaccination, external
Where can I buy a Covid vaccine and what does it cost?Where can I buy a Covid vaccine and what does it cost?
A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public.A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public.
The cost varies from about £45 to £99. The cost per single dose varies but is typically between £75 and £99.
You need to be aged 12 or above, and must not have had a Covid vaccine in the previous three months. You also need to talk to a health professional to check that it is suitable.You need to be aged 12 or above, and must not have had a Covid vaccine in the previous three months. You also need to talk to a health professional to check that it is suitable.
A protein-based booster vaccine made by Novavax, which works differently to the Pfizer and Moderna jabs, is also available.A protein-based booster vaccine made by Novavax, which works differently to the Pfizer and Moderna jabs, is also available.
Moderna is hoping to launch a combined flu and Covid vaccine in 2025 or 2026, after the jab passed a vital part of final-stage scientific checks in June 2024.Moderna is hoping to launch a combined flu and Covid vaccine in 2025 or 2026, after the jab passed a vital part of final-stage scientific checks in June 2024.
Pfizer and BioNTech are testing a similar two-in-one mRNA vaccine against flu and Covid. Pfizer is also testing a similar two-in-one vaccine against flu and Covid.
How long after having Covid can I have a jab?How long after having Covid can I have a jab?
If you have Covid, or think you might, the NHS recommends delaying vaccination until you feel better., externalIf you have Covid, or think you might, the NHS recommends delaying vaccination until you feel better., external
It also advises postponing if you have a high temperature or feel otherwise unwell with any illness.It also advises postponing if you have a high temperature or feel otherwise unwell with any illness.
But there is no need to wait if you have recently recovered from Covid and feel well. The vaccines do not infect people with Covid, and cannot cause positive test results. However, there is no need to wait if you have recently recovered from Covid and feel well. The vaccines do not infect people with Covid, and cannot cause positive test results.
What to do if you have CovidWhat to do if you have Covid
What to do if you have CovidWhat to do if you have Covid
Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?
Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?Is Covid now just a regular winter bug?
XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?
What are the side effects of the Covid vaccine?What are the side effects of the Covid vaccine?
For most people, side effects are mild, external. The most common include a sore arm, headache, chills, fatigue and nausea. For most people, side effects are mild., external The most common include a sore arm, headache, chills, fatigue and nausea.
They are part of the body's normal immune response to vaccination and tend to resolve themselves within a day or two.They are part of the body's normal immune response to vaccination and tend to resolve themselves within a day or two.
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Why it is normal for some people to experience short-term side effects from Covid-19 vaccinesWhy it is normal for some people to experience short-term side effects from Covid-19 vaccines
Why it is normal for some people to experience short-term side effects from Covid-19 vaccinesWhy it is normal for some people to experience short-term side effects from Covid-19 vaccines
Very rarely myocarditis - inflammation of the heart muscle - has been linked to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.Very rarely myocarditis - inflammation of the heart muscle - has been linked to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
It has also been listed as a rare possible side effect of the Novavax vaccine, after a very small number of cases were reported during clinical trials.It has also been listed as a rare possible side effect of the Novavax vaccine, after a very small number of cases were reported during clinical trials.
There have also been extremely rare, but occasionally fatal,, external cases of people developing blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.There have also been extremely rare, but occasionally fatal,, external cases of people developing blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Our daughter should not have died from AstraZenaca Covid jab
Our daughter should not have died from AstraZenaca Covid jab
A very small number of people have experienced a severe allergic reaction, external after the Pfizer vaccine.A very small number of people have experienced a severe allergic reaction, external after the Pfizer vaccine.
Patients with serious allergies should talk to their healthcare professional before being vaccinated.Patients with serious allergies should talk to their healthcare professional before being vaccinated.
Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs
Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs
Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?
Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?
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