Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccinations
We will be contacting patients to invite them to a vaccination clinic for the following cohorts:
- Patients who have turned 80 after the 01/09/2024 (catch-up cohort)
- Patients who will turn 80 in the next 2 months (catch-up cohort)
- Patients who turned 75 after the 01/09/2024 (routine cohort)
- Patients who will turn 75 in November will be called in December (routine cohort)
- Patients aged 75 – 79 born after the 01/12/1945 – 31/08/1949 will be called between 01/01/2025 – 31/08/2025
- Pregnant women, between 28 and 36 weeks - can book with the nurse
RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common winter virus, which almost all children have had by the time they are two years old. It is common for older children and adults to have the virus again.
RSV causes a mild illness, such as a cough or cold, for most people. However, babies under one year of age and older adults are at risk of becoming very unwell. Sometimes, people who get ill from an RSV infection need to go to the hospital. RSV can be more dangerous for some people, especially those with certain health conditions. It may even cause death.
For more information about the RSV vaccine, follow this link to the Public Health Wales website.
From September 2024, pregnant women, between 28 and 36 weeks, and people aged 75 to 79 will be offered an RSV vaccine to help protect the most vulnerable from the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), at the recommendation of the JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation).