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jda Aug 2023 10:35am, 15 Aug 2023 15,305 posts	0 jda Don't see why not. For completeness, I should add here that Scotland seems to be doing over-50s. Also, various others like carers can get the jab in England, which my wife will probably take advantage of, not that she really likes the title of carer.
jda Aug 2023 10:36am, 15 Aug 2023 15,306 posts	0 jda Sorry I just realised I got my wires crossed there, Scotland is doing flu, not covid, for over 50s.....
LindsD Aug 2023 6:48am, 18 Aug 2023 63,443 posts	0 LindsD theguardian.com
LindsD Aug 2023 6:48am, 18 Aug 2023 63,444 posts	0 LindsD Jabs approved for sale
LindsD Aug 2023 6:51am, 18 Aug 2023 63,446 posts	0 LindsD Probably not until next year though and at an eye-watering price
jda Aug 2023 6:57am, 18 Aug 2023 15,324 posts	0 jda A step in the right direction. And those prices quoted are in the USA, it will presumably be cheaper here (as it is for flu).
LindsD Aug 2023 7:15am, 18 Aug 2023 63,447 posts	0 LindsD True
larkim Sep 2023 1:04pm, 8 Sep 2023 21,937 posts	0 larkim I've lost track of eligibility etc for vaccines, and the current story of a new variant knocking around ahead of the winter has made me look, particularly because my son who has Downs Syndrome (variously put in and out of high risk groups as a condition throughout this pandemic) has also recently had a heart op so at least at amateurish face value would appear to be more likely to be immuno-compromised (or at least weakened) as he recovers (quickly, to be fair) from that. We will of course ask the specialists and the docs, but getting an answer can be ponderous and vague. Anyone with any insight?
HappyG(rrr) Sep 2023 1:39pm, 8 Sep 2023 47,701 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Googled this larks? healthmedia.blog.gov.uk People at greatest risk of serious illness from Covid, including care home residents, over 65s and frontline health and social care workers, are eligible for an autumn vaccine booster. Here’s everything you need to know. Am I eligible for an autumn Covid booster? The following people are eligible for an autumn Covid booster: Residents in care homes for older adults All adults aged 65 years and over People aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the Covid-19 chapter of the UKHSA Green Book on Immunisation frontline health and social care workers. People aged 12 to 64 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book People aged 16 to 64 years who are carers, as defined in the UKHSA Green Book, and staff working in care homes for older adults
HappyG(rrr) Sep 2023 1:39pm, 8 Sep 2023 47,702 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Covid autumn booster vaccine 2023: Everything you need to know Posted by:DHSC Media Team, Posted on:8 August 2023