Appointment Booking Service

What is it?

This service provides an influenza vaccine that can help you avoid getting influenza and its complications. Influenza is a viral infection that can affect your health. You can get the vaccine from us without a doctor’s prescription. The vaccine can protect you from influenza for adults and children who are at risk.

How does this service work?

We have two options for the flu shot: the NHS flu jab* and the Zafash flu jab service, which is a private medical service. You just need to fill out a flu jab questionnaire with your Zafash pharmacists and they can give you the shot at the pharmacy, if it is safe for you.

Before your vaccination

Please do not come to the pharmacy for any reason if you or someone you live with have COVID-19 symptoms or are waiting for a COVID-19 test result or have tested positive for the virus. The symptoms may include a fever, a cough, trouble breathing or loss or change of smell or taste. If you have a flu vaccination booked, please contact the pharmacy to reschedule your appointment.

Available Treatments

Our flu jab service is for customers aged 18 and over and in good health. We also offer the NHS flu jab service to customers over 18 who are eligible. Please see below to check if you can get the free flu jab on the NHS.

Who can use the service?

Anyone who is over 18 and in good health can book the standard flu jab. To get the NHS flu vaccination, you must meet these criteria:

  • Pregnant
  • A carer
  • Or you must have one of these medical conditions:
  • Asthma or COPD
  • Heart disease
  • Kidney disease
  • Liver disease
  • Neurological disease
  • Diabetes

This also depends on whether we have a trained vaccinator available on the day of vaccination.

You can get more information here. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/

Before you get a flu jab, make sure that:
  • You are not feeling sick or have a fever or viral infection.
  • You have not received this year’s seasonal flu vaccine yet.
  • You have not had an allergic reaction to any previous vaccine.
How to book your flu jab?

You can book your Flu Jab by going into our Zafash Pharmacy at 233-235 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0EA or you may like to book online.

Service Information

Zafash Private £19 Flu Jab

Flu is an infection caused by the Influenza Virus. It can be serious for some people and may require hospitalisation.

The flu vaccine helps to protect you and those around you from getting flu. It also helps to reduce the pressure on the health system. By getting your Flu jab with Zafash Pharmacy, you lower the chance that you or those around you will get the disease. If you do get it, the symptoms will be milder and less likely to cause complications.

Are you eligible for an NHS flu jab?

Please check the following criteria and if any of them apply to you, click back and choose the appropriate NHS Flu jab option. If none of them apply, click next to book your Private Flu jab:

  • I will be 65 or older on the day of vaccination
  • I’m Pregnant
  • I am a carer, social care worker or hospice worker.
  • I live in a care home.
  • I have a learning disability.
  • I have diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2)
  • I have asthma (treated with the preventer inhaler)
  • I have COPD or other long-term lung condition.
  • I have chronic heart disease (heart failure)
  • I have a neurological condition such as Parkinson’s disease or MS.
  • I have a BMI of 40 or more.
  • I have, or someone I live with has a weakened immune system due to a medical condition (such as HIV), medication or treatment (e.g., cancer chemotherapy)
 
Before your consultation

The vaccine is administered in the deltoid muscle (upper arm) so please wear clothing that allows easy access to your arm. We offer our vaccinations in our consultation room for your privacy.

Do you meet these criteria if you want private Flu jab?

To provide this service, we need to verify if you qualify for it. Please check the eligibility criteria below:

  • You are 18 years old or older.
  • You will not be 65 on the day of vaccination

If you will be, go back and choose the free NHS Over 65 Flu Service tile.

  • You are not eligible for a NHS flu jab

If you are, go back and choose the NHS under 65 Flu Service tile.

  • I understand that the Zafash Private Flu Service costs £19.

Please be aware that if you are sick and have a fever when you come to your appointment, you might have to reschedule your vaccination until you recover. This will depend on the Pharmacist who gives the vaccine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ's

The vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the flu virus. It does not guarantee that you will never get sick, but it can reduce the severity of your symptoms if you do. The vaccine is updated every year to match the circulating strains of the virus, so you need to get a new jab each year before the winter season.

You should aim to get the flu vaccine between early October and late November, before the flu season starts. However, if you miss this window, you can still get the vaccine later in the winter.

Serious side effects from the flu vaccine are very rare. You may experience some mild fever and muscle aches for a few days after the jab, but this is normal and not a sign of infection. If you have any concerns, you can talk to our pharmacists for advice.

To protect yourself from the flu, it is advisable to get vaccinated before the flu season starts, which is usually from October to November. However, if you missed this window, you can still get your vaccine anytime afterwards.