Please phone the Surgery to book your  FREE Vaccines  on 051-877317.

Registered patient groups  who are eligible are listed below.

Both vaccines are inactive  , covering the more recent variants of Flu and Covid 19 .

COVID-19 Booster Campaign

NIAC have recommended the following patient groups for a COVID-19 autumn booster:

• Those aged 60 years and older.
•  Those aged 6 months – 59 years with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to
  vaccination
  Those aged 6 months – 59 years with medical conditions associated with a higher risk of COVID-19
  hospitalisation, severe disease or death.
•  Those aged 18-59 years living in long term care facilities for older adults
•  Health and care workers
• For pregnant adolescents and adults, a COVID-19 vaccine once in pregnancy is recommended if it is more than six
  months since their previous COVID-19 vaccine or infection. COVID-19 vaccine can be given at any stage in
  pregnancy, ideally given between 20-34 weeks’ gestation.
• Further, NIAC has advised that for those aged 18-59 years who are healthy a COVID-19 vaccine is not routinely
  recommended this autumn, however access to a COVID-19 vaccine should be available for those who, following
  discussion of their reasons with a health care provider request
  vaccination.

Eligible groups for 2024/25 HSE influenza vaccination programme

• 60 years of age and over
• Child aged 2 to 17 years- No needles – this is a nasal spray vaccine .
• Are pregnant
• All those aged 6-23 months and 18-59 years at increased risk of influenza-related complications such as:
  -Those with chronic illness, e.g. chronic heart disease (including acute coronary syndrome), chronic liver disease, chronic
  neurological disease (where the neurological condition compromises clearance of respiratory secretions), chronic renal
  failure, chronic respiratory disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe
  asthma, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia), diabetes mellitus, or haemoglobinopathies
  -Those with immunosuppression due to disease or treatment, including asplenia or hyposplenism, and all cancer patients
  -Those with any condition that can compromise respiratory function (e.g. spinal cord injury, seizure disorder, or other
  neuromuscular disorder especially those attending special schools/day centres)
• Children and adults with Down syndrome
• Children with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy and intellectual disability
• Those with morbid obesity (Body mass index >40)
• Children on long term aspirin therapy
• Residents of nursing homes, old people’s homes, and other long stay facilities where rapid spread is likely to follow introduction of infection
• Healthcare workers
•  Household contacts of people with underlying chronic health conditions or Down syndrome
•  Out-of-home care givers for people who have an underlying chronic health condition or have Down syndrome
•  People in regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl