Flu Vaccine Update & Booking your Flu Vaccine.

Please read below whether you are eligible for a free flu vaccine or not.

Book your free flu vaccine here (see eligibility below)

Book your private flu vaccine here (€35)

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We will start to Administer the Flu Vaccine in Lifetime Family Practice from Wednesday afternoon, 27th of September 2023. Please see details below and book in with a member of staff or online using the above buttons.

ELIGIBLE PATIENTS
INFLUENZAThe following groups are eligible to receive flu vaccine without charge in 2024/25:
Those who:

• Are 60 years of age and over
• Are pregnant
• All those aged 18-59 years at increased risk of influenza-related complications such as:
  • Those with chronic illness, e.g. chronic heart disease (including acute coronary syndrome), chronic liver disease, chronic neurological disease (where the neurological condition compromises clearance of respiratory secretions), chronic renal failure, chronic respiratory disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia), diabetes mellitus, or haemoglobinopathies
  • Those with immunosuppression due to disease or treatment, including asplenia or hyposplenism, and all cancer patients 
  • Those with any condition that can compromise respiratory function (e.g. spinal cord injury, seizure disorder, or other neuromuscular disorder especially those attending special schools/day centres)
  • Children and adults with Down syndrome
  • Children with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy and intellectual disability
  • Those with morbid obesity (Body mass index >40)
  • Children on long term aspirin therapy
• Residents of nursing homes, old people’s homes, and other long stay facilities where rapid spread is likely to follow introduction of infection
• Healthcare workers
• Household contacts of people with underlying chronic health conditions or Down syndrome
• Out-of-home care givers for people who have an underlying chronic health condition or have Down syndrome
• People in regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl 

 
Flu Vaccines
 
All other eligible patients (as defined above) will receive the Influvac Tetra (QIV) vaccine
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Who is a carer?


Free flu vaccines will not be offered to household contacts of:

• people aged 65 years and older, who do not also have a chronic health condition
• pregnant women
• children aged 2 to 17 years
• healthcare workers
• carers

If you cannot get a free flu vaccine, you can still get it at a pharmacy or GP. But you will need to pay for it.

NOTE: ANY PATIENT CALLING RECEPTION RE VACCINES WILL BE ASKED TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE.
Our website is the only source of registering for upcoming vaccines. Do not ring our Reception as they have no access to bookings.
Here is a link to the Government’s list of Vaccination Categories. Click here.