Seasonal Flu and COVID-19 Vaccinations: Book Your Appointment Now
You can get your seasonal influenza vaccine and COVID-19 booster shot from October onwards. Vaccination sites include health stations and maternity and child health clinics. Book your appointment easily at the Lunna self-booking or by phone.
Seasonal influenza vaccines and COVID-19 booster doses are available to target groups specified by THL from October onwards. Vaccinations begin in October. Vaccination times are available throughout the autumn. You can get both the influenza vaccine and the COVID-19 booster shot during the same appointment if you belong to the target group for both vaccinations. Please note that this appointment is only for vaccinations, and we cannot address other concerns during the appointment.
Elderly nursing home residents receive the seasonal vaccines at the nursing home and home care clients during a home care visit. If you live in a round-the-clock service housing unit in Disability Services, you will receive the vaccine at your unit. School nurses will send Wilma messages to inform parents and students about the specific influenza vaccination dates for each school.
Who will be offered seasonal vaccination?
Seasonal influenza vaccination is offered for free to
- pregnant individuals and persons living in the same household with them,
- everyone aged 65 or over,
- children under 7 years of age and family members living in the same household as babies under 6 months old,
- persons starting their compulsory or voluntary military service,
- persons who live in housing units or stay for long periods in institutional conditions, including prisons and reception centres,
- social welfare, healthcare and pharmaceutical service personnel, and
- persons at risk due to illness or treatment
- those with close to individuals highly vulnerable to severe influenza.
If you are not eligible for a free influenza vaccine
If you are not in a risk group or in close contact with someone who is, you can still get vaccinated at your own cost. Many employers also offer influenza vaccinations to their employees. Should you need a prescription for an influenza vaccine, you can request one at the digital clinic in Lunna. If you cannot make the request online, you can ask for the prescription by phone. Leave a callback request for your own health station and select ‘vaccinations’. Once you have received the prescription, book an appointment for the vaccination, purchase the vaccine from the pharmacy and bring it with you to your scheduled vaccination appointment. Remember to ensure that the vaccine is stored properly refrigerated before your vaccination appointment.
This autumn, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) recommends a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to:
- older people living in care homes
- older people receiving regular home care
- older people receiving informal care
- everyone aged 80 or over
- severely immunocompromised people of all ages.
- The wellbeing services county also offers a booster vaccination to:
- everyone aged 75–79
- people over 18 who have at least two medical conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19.
How to book an appointment
We kindly ask you to primarily use the Lunna self-booking to book your appointment.
- Influenza vaccinations are available to children under 7 and pregnant persons at maternity and child health clinics.
- Schoolchildren and students receive their influenza vaccination at their schools.
- Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations are available to over 7-year-olds belonging to a risk group at health stations.
For more information about vaccinations and municipality-specific booking instructions, visit: luvn.fi/en/seasonal-vaccinations
If you are unable to attend your vaccination appointment, remember to cancel the appointment by 12:00 on the working day prior to your appointment. For those aged 18 and above, a fee of EUR 56.70 will be charged for missed appointments that were not cancelled in advance.
Come and get vaccinated!
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