NHS England has expressed worries about a purported “tripledemic” involving the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
On Monday, reservations are available starting at 9 a.m. via the NHS app, website, or by calling 119.
By whom are the free jabs given?
The COVID and flu vaccines are available to adults 65 years of age and older, patients in long-term care facilities, those in clinical risk categories, frontline social workers, and caregivers for the elderly or disabled.
The flu shot is also safe to provide to expectant mothers. Children in clinical risk categories aged six months to eighteen years are also invited to receive the vaccination.
This autumn, the NHS is also providing an RSV vaccine for the first time.
It is available to older adults 75–79 years old, as well as women starting in the 28th week of pregnancy to safeguard their unborn children.
Immunizations to aid in “staying out of the hospital”
Michelle Kane, director of vaccinations at NHS England, stated, “We know that these vaccinations help more people keep well and stay out of hospital during the winter months, which is especially important at a time when the NHS is expected to be under a lot of pressure.”
