Thursday 22 September 2022
 Book your autumn COVID-19 booster appointment
People most vulnerable to COVID-19 and those who work on the frontline of care and health are being invited to book their COVID-19 autumn booster vaccination.
The following groups of people can book their autumn booster now:
- aged 65 years old or over
- pregnant
- aged 5 years old and over and at high risk due to a health condition
- aged 5 years old and over and at high risk because of a weakened immune system
- aged 16 years old and over and live with someone who has a weakened immune system
- aged 16 years old and over and are a carer, either paid or unpaid
- a frontline health and social care worker
As previously, those most at risk from serious illness will be called forward first, with people able to book online or by calling 119 as long as it has been three months since their last dose.
Unpaid carers have told us that they are having to prioritise their spending, and many are choosing not to spend money on exercise or activities away from their caring roles.
We are concerned that it will have a negative impact on their health and wellbeing, so we and Mid Devon District Council are piloting a new scheme to provide free access for unpaid adult carers of adults to three leisure centres, to encourage them to stay active. The leisure centres are:
The pilot project will run until the end of December.
For advice and support, and to apply for your ‘Carers Passport’ from Devon Carers please visit the Devon Carers website, email info@devoncarers.org.uk or contact the Devon Carers Helpline on 03456 434 435. The Helpline is available Monday to Fridays from 8:00am to 6:00pm (except bank holidays) and on Saturday from 9:00am to 1:00pm.
Join the thousands of people who are stopping smoking this October. If you can make it to 28 days smoke free, you're five times more likely to quit for good.
It’s never too late to quit – stopping smoking brings immediate benefits to health, including for people with an existing smoking-related disease. On average smokers spend £38.59 a week on tobacco. So if you can quit this Stoptober, you could save around £2,000 a year.
Get free support to help you quit for good from the NHS Quit Smoking App or from the local team at One Small Step.
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