Are You Eligible for a Free Flu or COVID Vaccination?
Tuesday 30th September 2025
The NHS offers free flu and COVID vaccinations for specific cohorts. If you fit into any of the below cohorts you can book your free vaccination here.
Cohorts Eligible for the Free COVID Vaccination |
| Adults aged 75 and over |
| Residents in care homes for older adults |
| Patients 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed* |
Cohorts Eligible for the Free Flu Vaccination |
| Pregnant women* |
| Primary & Secondary school aged children (Reception to Year 11)* |
| All children aged 2 – 3 years on 31 August 2025 (NB. This is a nasal spray vaccination) |
| All children in clinical risk groups that are aged 6 months to under 18 years* |
Adults in clinical risk groups that are aged 18 – 65 years (clinical risk groups listed below)
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| Those in long stay residental care homes |
| Carer’s in receipt of carer’s allowance or are main carer of an elderly or disabled person |
| Close contacts of immunocompromised people |
| Frontline workers in social care settings |
| Frontline healthcare workers |
*Pharmacies do not offer vaccinations to this cohort, please contact your GP
Tuesday 30th September 2025
