22nd October 2025
Vaccination teams across England are working to protect millions most at risk of getting seriously ill this winter by building immunity ahead of December and January, when hospitalisations for respiratory viruses typically rise.
It comes as data shows early signs of an increase in flu cases, and COVID-19 cases have been steadily increasing for weeks, with hospitalisations increasing by 60%.
Booked appointments and walk-in sessions are now available across local pharmacies, GP practices and community clinic drop-in centres across the country and you can book an appointment via the NHS App, your local GP practice, online at www.nhs.uk/bookflu or www.nhs.uk/bookcovid, or by calling 119.
Vaccination sites in Barking & Dagenham
Criteria for vaccination
- adults aged 75 years and over ( including those turning 75 years old after 01st October 2025)
- residents in a care home for older adults ( including those new residents in care home after 01st October 2025 )
- individuals aged 6 months and over who are in a clinical risk group (as defined in tables 3 or 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book) ( including those new immunosuppressed patients after 1st October 2025 )
- Individuals aged 18 years to 64 years in a clinical risk group ( as defined as in tables 3 and 4 in the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book) ( including those new immunosuppressed patients after 1st October 2025 )