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Winter COVID-19 vaccine booster and flu programme
The winter vaccination programme starts on Monday 4 September. Visits to care home and to people who are housebound will start in October.
People should wait for NHS Scotland to contact them with details of their appointment, or prompt to book.
How to book
Book an appointment using the the online portal.
If you have forgotten your login details you can access them via NHS Inform’s “recover username"
Or call the National Vaccination Helpline on 0800 030 8013.
Those eligible
For the flu vaccination:
- People aged 50 years and over
- People aged 18-64 with an eligible health condition
- Frontline health and social care workers
- Carers (including unpaid carers)
- Teachers and support staff
For flu and COVID-19 vaccinations:
- Frontline health and social care workers
- Residents and staff in care homes for older adults
- Those aged 65 and over
- Pregnant women
- Carers aged 16-64
- Household contacts of those with a weakened immune system aged 12-64
Vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds
Eligible 5-11-year-olds will be sent an appointment.
Local vaccination centres
| Venue | Opening hours |
| Rosewell Steading, Carnethie St, Rosewell, EH24 9AA |
Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 |
| Midlothian Community Hospital 70 Eskbank Road, EH22 3ND | Saturday and Sunday, 08:30-16:30 Closed for lunch 12:30 to 13:15 |
| Dalkeith Medical Practice, 24-26 St Andrew St, Dalkeith EH22 1AP | Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Closed for lunch 12:30 to 13:15 |
| Eastfield Medical Practice, Eastfield Farm Rd, Penicuik EH26 8EZ | Saturday and Sunday, 08:30-16:30 Closed for lunch 12:30 to 13:15 |
(Last updated on 11 August 2023)