Book your RSV vaccine via the NHS App or by visiting your local surgery. You will be offered the RSV vaccine once you turn 75. Symptoms are mild for many but can cause pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions in older adults. More information is available here – RSV vaccine – NHS
From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75 to 79 will be eligible for a free one-off vaccine to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
One in four deaths in the UK are due to heart and other circulatory diseases. High blood pressure is an important risk factor. Mostly it causes no symptoms at all which is why some people call it ‘the silent killer’.