Covid booster eligibility- asthma

[ArianaG]

Does anyone have information regarding booster eligibility. It seems to be a bit confusing.

I know they are doing frontline workers and over 50s but there was talk of any adult aged 16 to 49 who are normally offered a flu jab to be offered a covid booster. I have mild asthma and on the flu jab list so was hoping I would be offered one.

Does anyone know if this is correct?

If you were group 6 (CV) for the vaccine first time round, then yes you should get a booster, but not until 6 months after your second jab.

Group 6 only included severe asthma, looks like it won't be all adults who normally get offered a flu jab then.

the jcvi have now defined uncontrolled asthma and added it in to the green book. Their definition is 2 or more courses of oral steroids or a hospital admission on the last 2 years.

So if you meet that or where done in group 6 you should get a booster.

The initial recomendation was for all flu jab asthmatics to get a booster, but that was dropped.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-the-green-book-chapter-14a

sorry they are calling it poorly controlled asthma. Defined in table 3.

I do remember there being talk of this, but think current plans are just to offer boosters to those in groups 1 - 6.

No it’s just for those in group 6 currently, not everyone who gets the flu jab.

Those being offered boosters at the moment are generally Healthcare workers and the very elderly as they are the ones who have had their 2nd vaccine 6+ months ago. If you were prioritised for an earlier vaccine due to your athsma they may offer you a booster but not until you are 180 days past 2nd dose. FWIW I'm in a similar situation to you, under 50 , mild athsma, had 2nd jab in May but I'm not expecting to be called for a booster.

if you had your second in May you must have been done in group 6, so you will be offered a booster. Groups 1-9 are being offered them.

I was done in group 6 and my second was in May.

@kimlo I was done early because I started work in the care sector and therefore became eligible before my age group not because of my athsma

I no longer work in the care home though so won't get the booster that way either

ah then no you probably wont if you aren't in social care anymore.

I'm also confused by this. I wasn't asthmatic enough to be in the "high risk" group for Covid jab priority but I do normally get a flu jab. I wasn't expecting to get a booster but the info posted by my GP practice suggests I will .......although when I commented on their facebook post they didn't seem entirely sure and I can't have it until 6 months after my 2nd dose which isn't until January anyway!

It's all a bit confusing, I did ask about it at my GP but they didn't seem to know!