Updated COVID-19 and flu vaccination information, September 2023
Book your COVID-19 and flu vaccinations
The NHS is offering a further COVID-19 vaccination to people who are most at risk from serious illness from COVID-19 this autumn.
Anyone who is eligible can book their jabs:
- through the NHS website
- using the NHS App
- by calling 119
- by calling the local booking hub on 0300 303 8060
Eligible groups may also be offered a vaccination by their GP surgeries or other local NHS services.
For now, appointments must be booked, and slots may be limited. More times and locations will be added as soon as they are available.
Who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination this autumn?
- Residents in care homes for adults
- People aged 65 years and older
- People aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
- People who are pregnant
- 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 health and social care settings
Don’t forget your flu vaccine
Eligibility for free NHS flu vaccines is the same as above, plus also:
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023
- school-aged children (from Reception to Year 11)
Adults should be invited by their GP. Once invited, you should book an appointment with your GP or a pharmacy as soon as possible to ensure you are protected ahead of winter.
Most children are offered the flu vaccine as a nasal spray. Younger children will be invited by their GP and school-aged children will be offered this through their schools. Parents are strongly encouraged to fill out their consent forms to enable their child to get protected.
More information about the local vaccination programme is available on the Sussex Health and Care website.
