We are currently busy working on the preparation for the Autumn/ Winter 2025/26 Flu and Covid Vaccination Programmes.

When autumn comes, protection from any earlier Covid-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. For those who are more likely to become seriously ill from Covid-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the autumn, previously known as the 'Autumn Booster' 

The Flu Vaccination programme aligns to Covid-19 vaccinations to support co-administration of flu and Covid-19 wherever possible and provide the best possible protection as we head in to the winter.

Eligibility and dates the programmes will start from will be shared with you shortly via our website news, social media and newsletter.

We want to encourage all our patients to take up the Covid booster vaccination if they are eligible this spring and are able to do so.

• getting vaccinated against COVID-19 will provide protection for you and those around you for both these serious illnesses
• vaccination offers the best protection against the symptoms

Information about the Covid vaccines and possible side-effects can be found by clicking HERE

For Spring Boosters 2025 the vaccine being used will be Spikevax, with a potential move to Comirnaty as the programme progresses. 

For all Covid vaccinations the gaps between boosters should be:

• Those aged 12 and above, who are immunocompromised, must have a gap of at least 3 months since their last dose, ideally 6 months.
• Those aged 65 and above must have a gap of at least 3 months since their last booster/dose, ideally 6 months. 

The National Booking Serviceis available to find clinics in the wider Devon and Cornwall area and some community venues.

Call 119 to speak to the booking line.

For the National Booking Service online click HERE

If there is an error with your vaccine records and it was given by us, please call 01409 253692 and tell us about this issue. We will try to amend the error the same day, which updates on the national system within 24 hours. 

We are unable to change vaccine records completed elsewhere. If you have an issue with a record that was given at a different site, please contact that site to have any errors amended. If you are unable to contact the site who gave you the vaccine, please call 119 and ask for a VDRS referral. Someone from that team will then call you back and help you woth the query or correction. Once a record has been amended, it will take 24 hours to update on the national system. 

Vaccines given in other parts of the UK should now appear in the English NHS System. 

VACCINATIONS GIVEN ABROAD

If you received any of your COVID-19 vaccinations overseas, you can now book an appointment with a local vaccination centre to get your vaccination records updated. Check the criteria and book an appointment HERE 

OPTING OUT

If you do not wish to be called for a Covid Vaccination you can choose to opt out by clicking HERE. This preference can be changed at any time.

If you do not wish to take up the offer of other vaccinations (including flu vaccinations), please contact your practice directly, so this can be formalised and added to your medical record.