Flu programme for 2-5year olds 2023
Please click 2-5 year old flu 2023 to see the upcoming schedule for the 2-5year old flu programme for this year.
If your child has additional support needs please click the link ASD Flu for further information.
Flu and Covid Booster Vaccinations
NHS Lothian are currently contacting the eligible patients to arrange the annual flu and covid booster vaccinations. Housebound patients will also receive their vaccination from the Midlothian Health and Social Partnership (working in conjunction with NHS Lothian) and the HSCP vaccinating team will be out in the community from 05 September. If you have a query regarding your flu and covid booster vaccines, please contact loth.midlothianvaccines@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or via telephone at 0300-7906296. To find out the current eligible patients, see list below.
For the latest updates please visit NHS Inform Winter Vaccines If you need advice in other languages, please visit the Translations section of the NHS Inform website.
Who is eligible for the COVID-19 winter booster?
- residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults
- frontline health and social care workers
- all adults aged 50 years and over
- those aged 5 to 49 years in a clinical risk group, including those who are pregnant
- those aged 5 to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression
- carers aged 16 to 49 years.
Who is eligible for this year’s flu vaccination?
- pregnant women
- those aged 6 months and over in clinical risk groups
- all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2022
- all primary and secondary school aged children
- those aged 50 and over (including those who turn 50 by 31 March 2023)
- those in long-stay residential care homes
- carers
- close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- frontline staff employed by the following types of social care providers without employer-led occupational health schemes.
Changes to vaccination delivery
From April 2022, vaccinations and immunisation are no longer delivered by the GP surgery and have been transferred to the Health and Social Care Partnerships. Please visit the NHS Lothian website at www.nhslothian.scot/HealthInformation/Immunisation/Pages/default.aspx
The helpline phone number is 0300-7906296. For Midlothian patients, please email enquiries to loth.midlothianvaccines@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or loth.covidvaccenquiries@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
For Travel Vaccines, there are a list of providers on the NHS Website at https://weare.nhslothian.scot/travelclinics/ or call the Western General Hospital Travel Clinic at 0131-5372823 to make an appointment.