The following vaccinations are due for adults:

• 18 to 64 years (AND in a clinical risk group): Flu vaccine
• 18 years (AND immunosuppressed): Shingles vaccine (two doses given between 8 weeks to 6 months apart)
• 65 years: Shingles vaccine (those turning 65 from the 1 September will be eligible for Shingles, two doses given between 6 to 12 months apart)
• 65 years and older: Pneumococcal vaccine (one dose required)
• 65 years (and every year after): Flu vaccine
• 70 to 79 years: Shingles vaccine
• 75 to 79 years: RSV vaccine

For further information on the flu vaccine, visit the flu vaccine pages.

COVID-19 vaccine

For information about the COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 vaccination across NCL, visit the COVID-19 vaccine section.

RSV vaccine

From 1 September 2024, two new RSV vaccination programmes were introduced following JCVI advice:

• Older adults aged 75 to 79 years
• Pregnant women, to protect infants

The RSV programme is now established, with supporting resources available including the RSV vaccine GP Toolkit (Preparation for RSV Delivery GP Toolkit) developed by the NCL Prevention and Vaccination team ahead of the programme launch.

Adult RSV vaccination schedule

Shingles vaccine

The shingles vaccination programme changed in September 2023 to a two-dose programme (Shingrix®). Moving into year 2 of the new programme, practices should keep the same preparation in place to ensure that the programme is delivered seamlessly. The preparation for shingles delivery GP toolkit remains available to support practices.

Every practice is encouraged to put in place monthly processes to monitor data quality during the year, rather than do a big tidy up exercise before the year end. This should mitigate further potential income losses.

Email the NCL Vaccination and Prevention team are available for support.