RSV vaccination reminder

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The following people are eligible for the RSV vaccination:

· Women who are 28 weeks pregnant or more – this will help protect their baby for the first few months after they’re born

· People aged 75 to 79

· People who turned 80 after 1 September 2024

RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:

· cough

· sore throat

· sneezing

· a runny or blocked nose

It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system. RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

Please contact the surgery if you are eligible to arrange an appointment.