Eligibility from 1st September 2023:
If you are (70 – 79) 70 and over and have not reached your 80th birthday, then you eligible for the vaccine and should book an appointment with a nurse.
If you have reached your (80) 80th birthday, then you are no longer eligible for the vaccine.
If you have turned 65 since 1st Sep 2023 and not 66 until after 31st Aug 2024, then you are eligible for the vaccine. If you turned 65 before the 1st of Sep 23, then you are not eligible until you turn 70.
Weakened Immune patients from the age of 50 are eligible for the vaccine.
For more information on Shingles, symptoms, complications and who’s at risk click https://www.getshinglesready.co.uk/