COVID booster vaccination offered to the most vulnerable

The NHS is now offering an Autumn COVID-19 vaccine booster jab to people aged 75 and over and to people aged 12 and over who are immunosuprssed. 

The current advice is that if you are in these groups, you should have an autumn booster six months after your last vaccine dose to offer the best protection against becoming seriously ill from COVID. 

If you are in these groups and a registered patient at this practice, you will be contacted by us and invited to make an appointment for your jab at our vaccination clinic in Northgate Health Centre when it is your turn.  We expect to be offering booster jabs from 01 October.  Please wait to be contacted by the practice to make your appointment with us.

Patients, if they prefer, may also book an appointment at one of several national vaccination centres through the National booking system or by phoning 119.  You may also receive a letter from the NHS inviting you to book your Autumn booster this way.  More details are available at  https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/ 

We urge everyone who is not yet fully vaccinated to make an appoitment.  Vaccination not only protects you but all those around you!

Because the NHS booking system manages these arrangements nationally you can choose where to book.  It offers appoinntments at selected pharmacies, and other conveneint locations, so you can book your appointment at a variety of sites, including those in other parts of the country if you are not currently in Oxford.

Please visit the NHS website or the Oxfordshire CCG website  for more information.   

Published: Aug 24, 2025