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Vaccination information for health and care staff

As a frontline health or social care worker, you are more likely to be exposed to Covid-19 and flu. These illnesses can also be passed on to the people you care for, including care home residents, those with weakened immune systems and underlying health conditions.

Vaccinations are our best defence against flu and Covid-19 ahead of what could be a very challenging winter.

Getting both vaccines ahead of winter, when the viruses spread more easily, are two of the most important things you can do to keep yourself and others around you safe, so you can continue to be there for the people you care for.

This video features colleagues from some of our local partners in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Eligibility and how to get a vaccine

All frontline health and social care professionals, including clinical and non-clinical staff who have direct contact with patients, can have both the seasonal flu and Covid-19 vaccine.

The Covid-19 vaccine may be offered through your employer – check your intranet for information – or you can go to a walk-in clinic in our area. A full list of vaccination clinics in our area is available on the Get your flu or Covid-19 vaccine page

Frontline staff who do not have access to vaccinations through their employer can get the flu and Covid-19 vaccine through the NHS free of charge. Simply take proof of employment when you go to get vaccinated. This includes staff that work at a CQC registered residential care or nursing home, a CQC registered domiciliary care provider, a voluntary managed hospice provider or if they provide social care via a Direct Payment (personal budgets) or Personal Health Budgets, such as Personal Assistants. This will be signposted by your employer.

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