COVID-19 & Flu Vaccination

In line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, those eligible for a flu vaccine this winter include:

• pregnant women
• all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024
• primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
• secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
• all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
• those aged 65 years and over
• those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book)
• those in long-stay residential care homes
• carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

 
Those eligible for an autumn Covid booster are:

• residents in a care home for older adults
• all adults aged 65 years and over
• persons aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group, as defined in the Green Book, including pregnant women
• frontline health and social care workers and staff in care homes for older adults

Find vaccination drop-in clinics in Coventry and Warwickshire by checking the table below. 

You can also find walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site using the NHS website to get a vaccination without an appointment. You do not need to be registered with a GP.

And, if you would like to book a Covid-19 vaccination appointment, you can do this via the National Booking System or by calling 119.

All clinics currently listed are offering both Covid and Flu vaccinations.

Information correct as of 10:48 17/01/2025..

These treatments can reduce the chance of patients getting seriously ill from Covid and need to be given quickly after symptoms first start. Most of these treatments are recommended to be taken within 5 days of onset of symptoms.

Patients should contact their GP practice, NHS 111 or hospital specialist as soon as possible after they test positive so that the relevant healthcare professional can consider referral for an assessment for treatment.

Patients will no longer be automatically contacted by the NHS about treatments after reporting a positive Covid test result.

Please see Q & A document under ‘additional information’ for further detail.

Who is eligible for treatment?

The NHS offers treatment to people with COVID-19 who are at the highest risk of becoming seriously ill.

1. Keep lateral flow tests at home
Patients eligible for COVID-19 treatment, should keep rapid lateral flow tests at home.

Free rapid lateral flow test kits (for patients eligible for COVID treatment) can be picked up from a participating local pharmacy.

The pharmacy may ask questions about medical history to confirm eligibility for free tests.

2. Take a test if you have Covid symptoms
If patients have Covid symptoms, they should take a test immediately, even if symptoms are mild.

If the test is negative but symptoms continue, then patients should take another test on each of the next two days (three tests in total over three days).

3. Self-referral
If eligible patients test positive for Covid, they should refer themselves into the Respiratory@Home service, who are responsible for the community based Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU), using the self-referral form.

Additional information

• More information is available at NHS Covid Treatments
• Copy of NHS E patient letter
• Q&A for patient enquiries