Homeless people in Surrey are set to receive jabs to protect against Covid-19 and flu this winter.

The potentially life-saving jabs will be delivered thanks to an initiative by Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System and local partners, who have set up outreach flu clinic sessions at hostels, as well as providing a mobile clinic.

Surrey Heartlands ICS and Surrey Homeless Multi-Agency Group are now working with services, including voluntary groups, to enable people who are homeless to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

Sinead Mooney, Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health said: “People who have no permanent home are some of the most vulnerable in our county and we’re pleased to be able to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine. Thanks to outreach work in the community through partners and voluntary groups, we’ve been giving the flu jab to homeless people this winter and now we’ll be using a similar approach to support access to the Covid-19 jab.”

“We’re committed to tackling health inequalities so that everyone in the community is able to thrive and no one is left behind. This is an example of how we’re working with partners to put that ambition into practice.”

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