Flu/Covid vaccine information

Drs. FLOOD, SHORT & CLARKE are inviting our eligible patients to book in for the following winter vaccines:

 

1. Up to date adapted 'Booster' COVID 19 vaccination (Pfizer mRNA vaccine)

2. Flu vaccination

 

The following groups are eligible for both of these vaccinations:

• Age 60 and older

• Age 18 to 59 living in long-term care facility

• Under 60 with a weak immune system

• Under 60 with a health condition that puts you at risk of serious illness

• A healthcare worker

• Pregnant

​(Further details available on the link below.)

 

Flu vaccination is also recommended for people

• in regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl

• living / caring for someone who has a health condition that puts them at higher risk

Please book a CHILD FLU appointment if you have a CHILD aged 2-17 who needs FLU vaccine.

 

Children aged 12+ who have a weaker immune system are eligible for COVID BOOSTER . They should be discussed with the Dr. first before booking in.

 

You can have one or both vaccinations on the day. You must have received a primary dose of Covid vaccination previously in order to receive this adapted Covid booster.

 

To receive a winter COVID BOOSTER it must be

• 3-6 months since your last booster

• 3-6 months since any Covid infection

 

After booking in through the website YOU WILL RECEIVE EMAIL CONFIRMATION of your appointment when successfully booked in .

 

COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC at Portmarnock Family Practice.

 

Covid-19 Vaccine helps your immune system to produce antibodies against Covid-19.

These antibodies attack any future Covid-19 virus and stop you from getting sick, however they can reduce over time and for this reason a booster is now advised to 'boost' your immunity for the coming winter season.

 

*THE COVID -19 VACCINE CAN NOT GIVE YOU COVID-19*

 

Protection from COVID-19

After having a your 'Booster' dose of COVID-19 vaccine, most people will be protected against the virus.

There is a small chance you might still get COVID-19 after vaccination. Even if you do get COVID-19, being vaccinated can reduce how serious your symptoms will be.

 

Potential Effects of the Vaccines:

• tenderness, swelling or redness in your arm where you had the vaccine injection

• feeling tired

• headache

• muscle pain

• joint pain

• nausea

• fever (temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or above)

 

All these effects are usually mild, brief (<48hr) and self-resolving.

A simple painkiller like paracetamol can help with these effects.

 

Rare Side Effects of the Vaccine:

• itchiness where the vaccine was given

• swelling of the lymph glands

• sleeplessness

More than 1 in 10,000 people may develop Bell’s palsy (transient weakness of facial muscles).

 

Serious side effects, like a severe allergic reaction, are extremely rare.

• 1 in 100,000 people

Your GP staff are trained to treat any serious allergic reactions.

 

In very rare cases Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been reported associated with the Flu vaccine. GBS is a condition that affects the nerves in the body. It causes nerve inflammation and can cause pain, numbness, muscle weakness and difficulty walking. You are far more likely to get Guillain-Barré syndrome from having the flu than from the flu vaccine.

 

 

For more information on the flu vaccine please click here: 

 

Please note further dates for flu/covid vaccine clinics will be released over the coming weeks so please check back on the website.

 

For other information on the Covid vaccine please click here: