Spring 2025 COVID-19 Booster Posted or Updated on 24 Mar 2025

Important Information for Eligible Patients

Sandgate Road Surgery is participating in the Spring 2025 COVID-19 Booster Campaign, which runs from April 1st to June 17th, 2025.

Who is Eligible?

You are eligible for a spring booster if you are:

• 75 years or older, or will turn 75 by June 17th, 2025.
• A resident in a care home for older people.
• An adult (18+) diagnosed as immunosuppressed.
• A housebound patient that is Over 75 or immunosuppressed.

Please Note: Adults over 75 years (who are not housebound) and children 5 – 17 years should be directed to book their vaccination via the National Booking system or by calling 119 after Tuesday 25th March 2025 where they will be directed to the nearest vaccination service appropriate to them.

How to Get Your Booster:

Care Home Residents:

• Our vaccination team will contact care homes directly from March 24th, 2025, to arrange appointments between April 1st and 4th, 2025.
• For care home enquiries, please call the vaccination team on 07708437171.

Immunosuppressed Adults (18+):

You will receive a text message or letter (sent by March 28th, 2025) inviting you to a clinic.

Clinics will be held at: 

• Sandgate Road Surgery, 180 Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2HN, on April 5th, 2025, between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
• Pencester Surgery, 10 Pencester Road, Dover between 8:30am and 4pm on April 12th.
• Folkestone and Dover patients can attend either of the clinics.

If you do not wish to be vaccinated, please call 07708437171 to opt out.

Housebound Patients (75+ or Immunosuppressed):

• You will receive a text message or letter (sent by April 6th, 2025) with your specific home visit date.
• Please ensure you are at home on the specified date.
• If you need to reschedule due to extenuating circumstances (e.g., hospital appointment), call 07708437171.
• If you do not wish to be vaccinated, please call 07708437171 to opt out.

Patients Over 75 (Not Housebound) and Children 5-17:

• Please book your vaccination via the National Booking System or by calling 119 after Tuesday, March 25th, 2025.

Key Information:

• Vaccine and administrative support will be provided at the clinic locations.
• Fridge space will be required at clinic locations for vaccine storage.
• Please keep the vaccination team mobile number 07708437171 for any queries or to opt out.

We encourage all eligible patients to take up the offer of the Spring 2025 COVID-19 booster to protect themselves and our community.

Information check as of: 24/03/2025