Covid and Flu Vaccinations

 

Are you eligible?

Are you eligble for a Covid-19 vaccine?

From October 2025 the following people will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine:

  • residents in a care home for older adults
  • all adults aged 75 years and over
  • persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed

Are you eligble or a flu vaccine?

From 1 September 2025 the following people will be eligible for a flu vaccine:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
  • primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
  • secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

From October 2025 the following people will be eligible for a flu vaccine:

  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer's allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline workers in a social care setting

Published: Sep 15, 2025