Vaccinations

This page provides information about the vaccinations offered at our practice, including who is eligible and how they help protect your health.

Vaccinations are an important part of staying healthy and protecting our community. The NHS childhood vaccination programme helps protect children from serious diseases from an early age, while other NHS vaccination programmes provide ongoing protection for adolescents and adults.

For more information about vaccinations, including commonly asked questions and concerns about flu, COVID-19, RSV, childhood immunisations, school vaccines, 16–24 catch-up programmes, vaccines in pregnancy, and vaccine safety, please visit Grab a Jab – Lincolnshire ICB. To book a vaccination at our practice, patients will need to contact reception.

What We Provide 

At Gosberton Medical Centre, we provide a full range of NHS-recommended vaccinations to help protect you and your family.

Below is a list of Vaccinations we offer and the eligibility criteria. 

RSV Vaccines

  • Pregnant women from 28 weeks of pregnancy or more . 

  • Adults aged 75 to 79 years. 

  • Adults who turned 80 years old after 1 September 2024 are eligible until 31 August 2025.​​​​​

Shingles vaccine

  • Adults, typically those aged 65 and above and those aged 70 to 79.

Pneumococcal vaccine

  • Adults aged 65 and over and others with specific health risks.

Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations 

  • Subject to current NHS guidelines.

Childhood immunisations

Childhood vaccination schedule depends on the child’s date of birth, due to recent NHS schedule changes.

Children born before 1 July 2024 follow the previous schedule. Children born on or after 1 July 2024 follow the updated schedule that includes changes to the timing of MenB, PCV and the addition of a new 18-month appointment.

Children born before 1st July 2024

8 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough/pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B) 

  • MenB (meningococcal B) 

  • Rotavirus vaccine 

12 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 (2nd dose)

  • MenB (2nd dose)

  • Rotavirus (2nd dose) 

16 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 (3rd dose)
  • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 

1 year / 12–13 months:

  • Pneumococcal (PCV) booster
  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) – 1st dose
  • MenB booster

3 years 4 months:

  • DTaP/IPV (4-in-1 pre-school booster: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough/pertussis, polio)
  • MMR – 2nd dose 
Children born after 1st July 2024

8 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough/pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B)

  • MenB (meningococcal B) vaccine

  • Rotavirus vaccine (oral)

12 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose)

  • MenB vaccine (2nd dose)

  • Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)

16 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose)

  • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)

1 year / 12–13 months:

  • Pneumococcal (PCV13) booster

  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) (1st dose)

  • MenB booster

18 months:

  • DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (hexavalent vaccine)

  • MMR – (2nd dose)

3 years 4 months:

  • DTaP/IPV (4-in-1 pre-school booster: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough/pertussis, polio)