Flu Eligibility

Who can get a flu vaccine?
Who can get a free NHS winter flu vaccination?
You may be eligible if you are in one or more of these groups:
• children aged 2 or 3 years (on 31 August 2025)
• all school aged children (from Reception to Year 11)
• aged 6 months or over in an increased risk group
• pregnant
• aged 65 years or over (by 31 March 2026)
• in a long-stay residential care home
• carers in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• those living with someone who is more likely to get infections (such as someone living with HIV, has had a transplant or is having certain
treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis)
• frontline workers in a social care setting that do not have access to occupational health
You can check the list of health conditions that may mean you’re eligible for the flu vaccine at www.nhs.uk/fluvaccine