Spring 2025 COVID Campaign
The Spring 2025 COVID vaccination campaign runs from 1st April 2025 until 17th June 2025.
You may be eligible for a free NHS Spring COVID-19 vaccine if you are:
- Aged 75 years and over (including anyone turning 75 by 17th June 2025)
- Living in a care home for older adults
- Aged 6 months and over and have a weakened immune system
Please see COVID-19 vaccine – NHS for further details.
It’s recommended that you get a Spring COVID-19 vaccine 6 months after your last dose. It must be at least 3 months (91 days) since your last COVID-19 vaccination.
Those eligible can get their Spring COVID-19 vaccination regardless of their previous vaccination history.
Household contacts of people with a weakened immune system are not eligible.
How can I get my Spring COVID-19 vaccine?
The NHS will contact you if you’re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Once the campaign starts, there will be several different ways to get the vaccine. You may be able to:
- Book online here Book, change or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment – NHS (This service will open from 25th March 2025 for appointments from 1st April 2025.)
- Book by calling 119
- Go to a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site Find a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site – NHS (Castle Quarter Opening times up until 22nd April – Monday through to Saturday 08.30-15.30 excluding bank holidays.)
- Be contacted to get vaccinated at a local service, such as your GP Surgery
- Get vaccinated at your care home- the NHS will organise for care homes to be visited
- If you are registered as housebound with your GP practice and are eligible for the Spring vaccine, a vaccinator will visit you between 1st April and 17th June. If you are concerned that you may have been missed, please contact your GP practice in the first instance. For further concerns, please reach out to the ICB Contact Us Team via email at nwicb.contactus@nhs.net or by telephone at 01603 595857. Please note that housebound patients cannot book through the national booking service or by calling 119.
Extra doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
Some people need an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine if they have a health condition or treatment that severely weakens their immune system. For example, if they have had a stem cell transplant or CAR-T therapy.
Your GP or specialist will assess your risk and tell you if you need an extra dose of the vaccine. They will advise you on when to get vaccinated based on your treatment plan, and help you find a local appointment. Speak to your GP or specialist for more information.
If you are having difficulty accessing a vaccination, please contact: nwicb.contactus@nhs.net
Long COVID-19
Help and support if you have long COVID-19
The amount of time it can take to recover from coronavirus (COVID-19) varies from person to person.
While most people can recover quickly, others are left with symptoms that can last weeks or months after the infection has gone. This is sometimes referred to as Long COVID-19.
Long COVID-19 can affect anyone, not only those who were seriously unwell or admitted to hospital when they caught COVID-19.
Signs and symptoms of long COVID
Long COVID-19 describes a range of symptoms, which may change over time.
If you are concerned about any of your symptoms, you should always seek medical advice from your doctor. They will discuss the support they think you need to help you get better.
For more information please visit: Find help and support if you have long COVID – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)