Covid and Flu Vaccinations

Currently the NHS offers eligible patients free flu and Covid vaccinations in the autumn and a Covid booster in the Spring for the over 75s and immunocompromised.

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Covid/Flu Clinics Autumn 2026

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Clinic Dates & Booking

Our main adult flu/Covid clinic will be on Saturday 17th October, all day. There should be parking at Townlands hospital available on that day. For those unable to make the 17th we hope to hold a few extra Thursday afternoon clinics in October and early November according to demand.

If you have a face-to-face appointment coming up with a nurse during the vaccine season, then you can have a flu vaccination at the same time. Please ask at time of booking. Unfortunately we can’t do Covid vaccinations in a standard nurse appointment as 1 vial of Covid vaccine is for multiple patients and once opened it must be used within a short space of time.

Under 18s

Under 18s are given the vaccine in the form of a nasal spray. (Fluenz). We expect delivery of Fluenz vaccine in the week beginning 11th September. Some children’s clinics are now on our system and available for booking. We will be adding to these according to demand.

Contact Us

For flu and/or Covid vaccination enquiries please use our dedicated email address bobicb-ox.hart.vaccinations@nhs.net.  In order to keep our main phone lines free for day-to-day surgery business, we would be grateful if you did not call our main line for vaccination enquiries if it is unavoidable. If you do need to call, it would be helpful if you rang at a quiet time eg Tue-Fri, late morning or mid to late afternoon.

Our dedicated vaccination enquiry telephone extension opens for Autumn 2026 Covid vaccination enquiries on 1st September 2026.  It is open most mornings from 9am depending on staff availability.

How do I book using the NHS App?

Please see here for step-by-step guidance on how to book your appointment with the NHS App.

Who is Eligible for Flu?

Who is Eligible for Covid?

• Individuals aged 75 (by 31st March 2027)
• Care Home Residents
• Immunosuppressed

Who cannot have the vaccination?

• If you are unwell on the day of your vaccine, please stay away from the surgery and rebook
• If you had a severe reaction to one or both of the vaccines in the past, please talk to a GP or nurse before booking in
• If you have recently had Covid or Flu, you should still have the vaccinations (s) as long as you are symptom free on the day of  your vaccination

Which vaccines are The Hart Surgery giving in Autumn 2026?

Flu

We will be giving Seqirus Cell-Based Trivalent flu vaccination which is an inactivated vaccine. It is suitable for people with egg allergies. The patient information leaflet for this may be found here Cell-Based Trivalent Flu Vaccine Patient Information

Covid

We have been allocated Moderna Spikevax (XFG) this autumn. The patient information leaflet for this vaccine may be found here

Who can get their vaccination at The Hart?

We are able to give everyone their vaccinations at the surgery with the following exceptions.

• Flu for School aged children who are not considered to be in a clinically at risk group as these will be given by school nurses at school
• We cannot give Covid vaccinations to patients under the age of 18.
• Only registered (or temporarily registered) Hart patients may have their vaccination at The Hart Surgery

Declining one or both Vaccinations