The government have announced that 12- to 15-year-olds are now eligible for their Covid-19 vaccination. All 12- to 15-year-olds will be offered one dose of the vaccine. We are working in partnership with Directors of Public Health and schools across South West London so that the local NHS can lead and deliver this vaccination programme within schools across our boroughs. Invitations for vaccination will begin from 22 September 2021.
We have now administered over 2 million vaccinations in South West London. This marks another important milestone in our ongoing drive to protect people from Covid-19. We want to assure anyone who is eligible, from all age cohorts, but has not yet taken up the offer of a Covid-19 vaccine that it’s not too late.
We continue to have thousands of vaccination bookable and walk in appointments each day across our boroughs at our community vaccination sites, hospital hubs, GP-led vaccination centres, and numerous community pharmacies. We would encourage anyone who still has questions about the Covid-19 vaccine to come and talk to our friendly teams so they can make the best decision for them.
For those aged 16 and over, you can find the latest walk-in vaccination clinics on our website here – this page is updated regularly and we would appreciate your support in sharing the information.
Following guidance from the JCVI the NHS, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust were one of the first to begin the roll-out the Booster programme, starting with health and care workers from the local area. Across South West London we will deliver the Covid-19 booster programme in addition to the annual flu programme. The Covid-19 booster will be offered to patients in the following groups from next week; Older adults living in residential homes; Front-line healthcare and social care workers; All adults aged 50 and over; All those aged 16 to 49 with underlying health conditions; Adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals.
The flu vaccine is now available at some pharmacies across South West London. Check our website for more information.
We hope this update is helpful – please do let us know if you have any questions.
Best wishes,
Matthew Kershaw
Place Based Leader for Health
Dr Agnelo Fernandes
GP Borough Lead for Croydon
