Vaccinations and Winter Health
Vaccinations and Winter Health
Vaccinations and Winter Health
Winter is a critical time for vaccination against Flu and COVID-19, as these illnesses pose significant health risks to individuals and communities.
With the potential co-circulation of Flu and COVID-19, the need for universal vaccine coverage is more crucial than ever. Vaccines for both Flu and COVID-19 are readily available and can be administered together, providing an opportunity for individuals to protect themselves against these respiratory viruses.
This web page highlights the importance of winter vaccinations, emphasizing the benefits of timely protection, and how and why you should get yours.
Vaccinations in Bury:
The Covid-19 booster is available to individuals aged 65 and older, as well as care home residents, frontline health and social care workers, pregnant individuals, those with specific underlying health conditions, unpaid carers, and household members of immunocompromised individuals.
GP practices are reaching out to patients to urge them to receive their booster shots. The number of pharmacies in Bury offering vaccinations has more than doubled from 8 to 19, significantly increasing capacity and giving people more choice and control in where and when to have their vaccinations.
"Covid, like the flu, is very much still with us.
We would urge everyone who is eligible for vaccination against those viruses to come forward and have their jabs, which will help to keep them and their loved ones safer.”
Flu Vaccine
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COVID-19 Vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine
People aged 65 and over may also eligible for the pneumococcal vaccine, which will help protect you from pneumonia.
Ask your GP practice or find out more information here.