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Vaccinations

Vaccines are the best way to prevent many infectious diseases, and they prevent millions of deaths worldwide every year.

 If you are invited by the NHS to have a vaccine, please take up the opportunity.

Taking a few minutes to be vaccinated prevents you from getting ill and can avoid the spread of infectious disease to others (especially vulnerable groups who may become very ill as a result).

NHS vaccinations and when to have them

Visit the NHS website to get the recommended vaccination schedule, which outlines the vaccines offered at each stage of life—from infancy through older age—to ensure you and your family receive timely protection against a wide range of illnesses.

You will also find specific information about vaccinations in pregnancy and how to book your child’s vaccinations.

How to get your vaccinations

Vaccinations can be delivered in GP surgeries, pharmacies and community spaces via pop-up walk-in clinics. Some are also given in care homes and nursing homes, schools, and when required, in private homes.

You may be able to choose where to receive your vaccination, depending on which vaccination you are looking to get as well as your personal circumstances.

Most routine vaccinations are given by GP surgeries. Some vaccinations, including those listed below, are also available from other healthcare settings, such as pharmacies.

Learn more about the Covid-19 vaccination, including who is eligible

The NHS will contact you if you’re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

It’s usually offered on the NHS in spring and early winter to people who need extra protection from COVID-19.

When the COVID-19 vaccine is available, there will be different ways to get the vaccine. You may be able to:

Flu vaccinations are offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.

Learn more about the flu vaccination and children’s flu vaccine, including who is eligible.

If you’re eligible for an NHS flu vaccine, there are different ways to get this:

Some people may be able to get vaccinated through their maternity service or care home, or through their employer if they’re a frontline health or social care worker.

Learn more about the RSV vaccination, including who is eligible

Arrangements to receive your RSV vaccination are different dependent on where you live.

Norfolk and Waveney

If you’re aged 75 or over, your GP surgery will contact you about getting vaccinated, this may be by letter, text, phone call or email.

In Norfolk and Waveney, RSV vaccinations for pregnant women are mainly being given at community clinics. Pregnant women will be contacted via a text to the number on their health records with a link to book an appointment at a clinic venue of their choice. If you have not been contacted and you are more than 27 weeks pregnant please email [email protected] and a member of the RSV team will contact you. 


Suffolk

If you’re aged 75 or over, your GP surgery will contact you about getting vaccinated, this may be by letter, text, phone call or email.

Alternatively, if you are eligible, you can choose to book an RSV vaccination online or find an RSV vaccination walk-in clinic.

View your vaccination record

You can use the NHS App to view your immunisations (vaccinations) history.

Visit our dedicated page for more information about the NHS App and NHS Account, including local support to help you set up and use NHS App and NHS Account.

Travel vaccination advice

If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

In the UK, the NHS routine immunisation (vaccination) schedule protects you against a number of diseases but does not cover all of the infectious diseases found overseas.

Get trusted advice about vaccinations for travel abroad or speak to your GP or local travel clinic.