Winter flu and Covid-19 vaccines

We’re running vaccination clinics this autumn and winter to help protect our patients against flu and Covid-19.

If you’re eligible, you’ll be able to have both vaccines at the same appointment, so you only need to come once.

Flu and Covid-19 viruses change each year, and the protection from previous vaccines fades over time. Getting vaccinated every year gives you the best chance of avoiding serious illness this winter.

Vaccination clinic dates

We’re running a series of Saturday clinics this October and November. Some are specifically for patients aged 75 and over, while others are open to all eligible patients.

Hereward Practice

  • Saturday 4 October 2025, 9am to 5pm - For patients aged 75 and over only
  • Saturday 11 October 2025, 9am to 5pm - Open to all eligible patients
  • Saturday 18 October 2025, 8am to 10am - For patients aged 75 and over only | After 10am - Open to all eligible patients
  • Saturday 25 October 2025, 9am to 2pm - Open to all eligible patients
  • Saturday 1 November 2025, 9am to 2pm - Drop-in clinic - no appointment needed

The risk of flu and Covid-19 are still real. Get your vaccinations to protect yourself and the people around you.

Booking your appointment

We’ve already started inviting eligible patients. You’ll get an invitation by text message, letter, email, NHS App message, or phone call.

When you’re contacted, please book your appointment as soon as you can. If you’re sent a link to book online, please use it. If not, you can call us on 01778 393 399.

If you’re eligible, you can have both your flu and Covid-19 vaccines at the same time.

 

Who can get the flu vaccine?

From September 2025, we can vaccinate:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
  • primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
  • secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

We can offer the nasal flu vaccine to children who are 2 or 3 years old as of 31 August 2024. We can also offer the vaccine to children aged 6 months to under 18 years with certain health conditions. Primary school-aged children from Reception to Year 6 and secondary school-aged children from Year 7 to Year 11 will receive their vaccinations at school from the school nurse.

From October 2025 (exact start date to be confirmed by NHS England), we can vaccinate:

  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19)
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants
 

Who can get the Covid-19 vaccine?

The start date will be confirmed by NHS England soon. We can vaccinate:

 

Patients in care homes for adults and housebound patients

If you live in a care home or are housebound, we’ll contact you to arrange your vaccines. Please wait to hear from us.

 

More information

Published: Aug 1, 2025