Oldham Vaccination Programme

The aim of the funding from 10GM is:

• To increase Covid & flu vaccination uptake among communities experiencing health inequalities in Oldham, specifically among groups eligible for the Covid & flu vaccines but who are most underserved or more likely to experience barriers to vaccination services.
• Support VCFSE groups to develop their capacity to support individuals who are more likely to experience barriers to screening & immunization. 

The target communities are:

Covid 19 Vaccinations:

• Adults aged 75 years & over.
• Residents in care homes for older adults.
• Adults, who are in clinical risk groups (as defined in tables 3 & 4 of the Covid-19 chapter of the Green Book).

Flu Vaccinations:

• Pregnant people,
• those aged 65 years & over,
• those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19),
• those in long-stay residential care homes,
• carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person,
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals,
• frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer-led occupational health scheme, including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers & those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants.