Seasonal Covid-19
Top up your protection against COVID-19 by getting vaccinated this spring if you are eligible.
Those at increased risk from severe illness can get the vaccine, including those aged 75 or over (on 17 June 2025), people with a weakened immune system or who live in an older adult care home. Those eligible will be able book from 25 March, for appointments from 1 April.
If eligible, you do not need to wait for an invitation to book your vaccine. To book, please visit the NHS App, the NHS website (www.nhs.uk/book-vaccine) or call 119 for free. You may also be able to visit a walk-in site which does not require a booking (www.nhs.uk/covid-walk-in).
Don’t get caught out. If you or your child are eligible, make sure you get any extra protection you need this spring. Get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Get protected – May Half Term
Vaccination clinics for children and young people aged between six months and 18 years, who are eligible for a Covid-19 booster vaccine, will be running in locations across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire throughout the 2025 May Half Term holidays.
Appointments for each of the clinics listed below can be booked online at www.nhs.uk/bookcovid or over the phone by calling 119.
| Date | Venue |
| Tuesday 27 May | Kempthorne House, St Martin’s Hospital, Bath |
| Wednesday 28 May | Taw Hill Surgery, Swindon |
| Thursday 29 May | Warminster Community Hospital, Warminster |
Eligibility:
Similar to previous spring campaigns, the NHS advice is to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to those at high risk of serious disease and who are therefore most likely to benefit from vaccination.
The following groups are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this spring.
Adults aged 75 years and over (those who turn 75 years old by 17 June 2025 do not need to wait until their birthday, they can get vaccinated anytime between 1 April and 17 June).
Residents in care homes for older adults (people who are admitted to an older adult care home or become immunosuppressed by 17 June are also eligible).
Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed this includes:
- Individuals with primary or acquired immunodeficiency states at the time of vaccination due to certain conditions
- Individuals on immunosuppressive or immunomodulating therapy at the time of
vaccination - Individuals with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease who were receiving or had received immunosuppressive therapy prior to vaccination
- Individuals who had received high dose steroids for any reason in the month before vaccination
For the full criteria for immunosuppressed please refer to the current guidelines. The criteria for additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in those aged 12 years and above can be found in Box 1, while criteria for additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 months to 11 years can be found in Box 2.