{"id":442,"date":"2026-09-07T12:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:26:11","slug":"flu-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/flu-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-443 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flu-Older-Lady-240x300.png\" alt=\"Older lady smiling. Headline reads 'Who is eligible for the flu vaccine this year?' followed by a list of eligibility criteria: pregnant women, 2 and 3 year olds (age on 31 August 2026), school aged children (from reception to year 11), people aged 65 and over, people with certain long-term health conditions, from 6 months to under 65's, people living with somebody with a weakened immune system due to a medical condition or treatment, people sleeping rough or in hostels\/shelters, care home residents, carers (receiving carer's allowance, or the main carer of an older or disabled person), frontline health and social care workers. Below it reads: speak to your local GP practice, pharmacist or maternity service if you're not sure if you're eligible.\" width=\"623\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flu-Older-Lady-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flu-Older-Lady-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flu-Older-Lady-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flu-Older-Lady.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tc3\/1\/16\/1fa7a.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\ude7a\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>\u00a0Don&#8217;t let the flu stop you this winter!\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t2e\/1\/16\/2744.png\" alt=\"\u2744\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will be sending booking invitations to patients who are eligible for a free flu vaccine this year.<\/p>\n<p>Who is eligible?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pregnant women<\/li>\n<li>2- and 3-year-old&#8217;s (age on 31st August 2026)<\/li>\n<li>school-aged children (from reception to year 11)<\/li>\n<li>people aged 65 and over<\/li>\n<li>people with certain long-term health conditions, from 6 months to under 65&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>people living with somebody with a weakened immune system due to a medical condition or treatment<\/li>\n<li>people sleeping rough or in hostels\/shelters<\/li>\n<li>care home residents<\/li>\n<li>carers (receiving carer&#8217;s allowance, or the main carer of an older or disabled person)<\/li>\n<li>frontline health and social care workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re eligible and don&#8217;t receive a text, contact the surgery to book your appointment!<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/><strong>Fight the flu before it stops you!\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3a\/1\/16\/1f6e1.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Don&#8217;t let the flu stop you this winter!\u00a0 We will be sending booking invitations to patients who are eligible for a free flu vaccine this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 01:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/c87030\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}