RSV Vaccine – from 1st September 2024

Everyone turning 75 years old on or after the 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of RSV vaccine. This is because older adults are more at risk of serious complications from RSV. We will contact you if you are eligible for this vaccine to offer you an appointment date.

You can still get the vaccine up to the day before you turn 80.

For the first year of the programme, the vaccine will also be offered to those who are already aged 75 to 79 years on 1 September 2024 as part of a catch up programme.

Pregnant women are also being offered the vaccine to protect their babies from RSV. You can read the guide to the RSV vaccine for pregnant women here

Please see the patient information leaflet here (add link to leaflet)  for more information on the vaccine.

Which vaccines am I eligible for?

• Patients who are 75-79 years old will be invited for 3 vaccines:
  •      RSV – a respiratory virus which is like flu and causes many hospital admissions and some deaths nationally every year. This one-off vaccine is new to the NHS this year (although has been given to millions in other countries).
  •      Pneumonia – a one off vaccine that is offered to all over 65-year-olds once in their life time. We’ll offer you this if you haven’t had it already.
  •      Shingles- the first of 2 vaccines which will help protect against shingles. You will need the booster 6 months after the first one. Again, we’ll offer this if you haven’t had it already.

If you have registered with your mobile number as your preferred number, you will automatically receive a text with a booking link for all these jabs if you are eligible. If your mobile number is not your preferred number, we will be taking bookings over the phone in the autumn. We will update this page with more details shortly. Please call in to change your preferred phone number to your mobile if you would prefer to be sent a booking link to book the appointment yourself.