Swine Flu Vaccination Programme


D epartment of Health guidelines recommend vaccination for the following patients in the order listed:

  •  Patients aged 6 months to 65 years who suffer from any of the following conditions:
  • • Diabetes
  • • Stroke/TIA
  • • Chronic Heart Disease
  • • Asthma
  • • COPD
  • • Kidney Disease
  • • Liver Disease
  •  All pregnant women
  •  Household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals
  •  People aged 65 and over who suffer from one of the conditions listed above.

Greenway Road surgery  plan to offer 2 Saturday Morning immunisation clinics when vaccines become available
 
Late October or early November
 
For full immunity  2  vaccinations are required  3 weeks apart for children aged 6 months to 10 years and for immunocompromised patients.
 
We strongly advise all patients in the above groups to attend these clinics.
 
Watch this website for further details
 


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