twiglet77
My flu jab is booked for this Saturday. I saw a notice in Boots in mid-July that they were taking bookings and as I work in a public-facing role in a supermarket, I wanted to get it as early as possible. I will be offered the NHS one by my surgery but last year the letter didn't arrive until well into the winter, I'd rather pay the very small cost and be protected before winter.
My second Covid jab was late May so I'll expect to be offered the booster after the end of November.
If you are entitled to the free NHS jab then it will be free at Boots as well. Well that's what happens at my local Boots and I would imagine that is a national policy. I go to my small local branch as it feels like a bit of a cattle market at the GPs, very efficient and obviously lots to do but a bit less frantic at Boots.