Seasonal Influenza and Covid-19 Vaccinations

Eligibility

 

💉Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations

 

The NHS England Guidance for the National Seasonal Influenza immunisation programme 2025-26 outlines the following vaccination schedule:

From 1st September 2025, the following groups are eligible:

·         Pregnant women

·         Children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2025

·         Primary school-aged children (Reception to Year 6) - School programme only

·         Secondary school-aged children (Years 7 to 11) - School programme only

·         Children aged 6 months to under 18 years in clinical risk groups

From October 2025 (exact date to be confirmed), additional groups include:

·         Adults aged 65+

·         Adults aged 18 to 64 in clinical risk groups (as per the Green Book)

·         Residents in long-stay care homes

·         Carers (in receipt of allowance or main carer for elderly/disabled)

·         Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

·         Frontline social care workers without employer-led occupational health 

 

💉COVID Vaccinations

The NHS England guidance for the 2025-26 COVID autumn season outlines the following vaccination schedule:

From 1st October 2025, the following groups are eligible:

·         Residents in a care home for older adults

·         Adults aged 75 + 

·         Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as per the Green Book)

Invitations

We will be contacting all eligible patients directly, so please don’t worry if you haven’t heard from us yet.


If you believe you meet the criteria and feel you should have been invited, just get in touch with our reception team who will be happy to help.

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Page last reviewed: 29 August 2025
Page created: 09 April 2020