Now taking bookings for COVID and Flu vaccinations clinic for over 65’s - Saturday 30th September
Calderwood Family Clinic’s first Autumn influenza/Covid vaccination clinic is open for booking.
Both vaccines are given together.
Our first clinic is for patients over 65 years of age and is on Saturday 30th September in the clinic from 9am - 12pm.
Please call 01 5079500 or email info@calderwoodfamilyclinic.ie to book in
More specific information about the vaccinations is below.
INFLUENZA
The following groups are eligible to receive flu vaccine without charge in 2023/24:
• All children aged 2-12 years at the time of vaccination
• Persons aged 65 and older
• Pregnant women (at any stage of pregnancy)
• Those aged 6 to 23 months and aged 13-64 years with:
o Chronic heart disease including acute coronary syndrome
o Chronic liver disease
o Chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
o Chronic renal failure
o Cancer patients
o Chronic respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
o Diabetes mellitus
o Down syndrome
o Haemoglobinopathies
o Immunosuppression due to disease or treatment, including asplenia or splenic dysfunction and cancer patients
o Morbid obesity, i.e. body mass index of 40 or over
o On long‐term aspirin therapy (because of the risk of Reyes syndrome)
o With any condition (e.g. cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injury, seizure disorder, or other neuromuscular disorder) that can compromise respiratory function especially those attending special schools/day centres
o With moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy and intellectual disability
• Healthcare workers including all General Practice and pharmacy staff
• Residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions
• Carers and household contacts of people with increased medical risk
• People with regular contact with pigs, poultry or water fowl
COVID
The following groups are recommended by NIAC for an autumn COVID-19 booster:
• those aged 50 years and older
• those aged 5-49 with immunocompromise associated with a suboptimal response to vaccination
• those aged 5-49 with medical conditions associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation, severe disease or death
• those aged 18-49 who, following discussion of their reasons with a health care provider (e.g., GP, pharmacist or vaccination centre), request vaccination.
• health and care workers
In addition, the following groups remain eligible for COVID-19 vaccination throughout the year:
• Primary Courses for those aged 6 months and older
• First booster dose for people aged 18 years and over, or 12 years and over if immunocompromised
• Pregnant women in the appropriate stage of pregnancy and where the appropriate time since last dose of vaccine has elapsed
TYPES OF VACCINES
Flu Vaccines
Children aged 2-12 years on the date of the vaccine, or those aged 13-17 years who are in an at-risk group, are eligible to receive the Fluenz Tetra (LAIV) vaccine.
All other eligible patients (as defined above) will receive the Influvac Tetra (QIV) vaccine
COVID Vaccines
The Comirnaty XBB.1.5 adapted vaccine can ONLY be used for booster vaccination. Comirnaty BA.4-5 vaccine is still for use as a primary vaccination in those who have not yet received a primary course of COVID-19 vaccine.