From the 1stSeptember 2024, we will be offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination to eligible patients.
RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and can lead to severe respiratory illness, such as pneumonia or bronchitis, and vaccination is a good way to boost protection.
Eligible patients to receive this vaccination are those:
- Aged 75-79 after or on 1st September 2024
- Who turn 80 on or after 2nd September 2024, who will be able to have the vaccine up until 31st August 2025.
- Pregnant women, between 28-36 weeks pregnant.
This is not a seasonal vaccination programme, like flu. A single RSV dose is expected to give good protection for a few years and we’ll be offering this throughout the year.
Please see the link below for more information.
RSV vaccine for adults (publishing.service.gov.uk)
We will be inviting eligible patients in for their vaccinations via text, letter, and phone.