Autumn/Winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme

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The NHS has begun the rollout of the Autumn/Winter flu vaccination programme, which starts at different times for different groups.

From this week (1 Sept), these groups are eligible for a flu vaccination:

pregnant women
all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August
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 under 18 years

Then from 1 October:

everyone aged 65 years and over
individuals aged 18 to under 65 with certain long-term health conditions
care home residents
carers in receipt of Carer's Allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
those living with people who are immunocompromised
frontline health and social care workers

If you are eligible, you can book your flu vaccination online or via the NHS App now, for appointments from 1 October. You don’t need to wait to be invited. Find out more and book now.

Eligibility for the 2025 Covid-19 vaccine, or ‘Autumn Booster’

For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:

adults aged 75 years and over
residents in care homes for older adults
individuals who are immunosuppressed (aged 6 months and over)

This represents a change from the autumn 2024 programme, which also included adults aged 65 to 74 and all those aged 6 months and over in a clinical risk group. If you are eligible, you can book your COVID-19 vaccination online or via the NHS App now, for appointments from 1 October. You don’t need to wait to be invited. Find out more and book now.