RSV can lead to pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis, requiring hospitalisation and intensive care in severe cases. This new vaccine offers huge opportunities to prevent severe illness in those most vulnerable to RSV, helping to protect lives and ease winter pressures for the NHS.

We strongly encourage women who are 28 or more weeks pregnant to contact us or speak to their maternity service to ensure their baby is protected, and those aged 75 to 79 to come forward for their vaccine when they are invited from September.

Invitations are being sent according to a priority system. Please wait to be invited before contacting the surgery. Invites will be sent by email, letter or text message, please follow the instructions given in the invitation when booking your appointment.

We ask that you please do not call the surgery so that our phone-lines can be kept free for those most in need.

Patients are encouraged to wear a face covering to prevent to spread of infection.

Patients eligible for the RSV Vaccine include:

• All adults turning 75 years old on or after 1st September 2024
• Those already aged 75 to 79 years old on 1st September 2024
• Pregnant women from 28 weeks up until birth

You can get your RSV Vaccine through:

• your GP surgery
• your midwifery service (for those who are pregnant)

Find out more at nhs.uk

Invites will go out to patients as per other vaccines.

We ask that you please do not call or drop into the surgery, if you have not yet been invited, so that our phone-lines and reception staff can be kept free for those patients most in need.

Do not attend your appointment if you are feeling unwell. Call 01273 480888 and select Option 2 to cancel.