Getting the flu vaccine can help protect you, your family and the NHS.
Your GP surgery or NHS team will contact you when it is time to book your vaccine. Try to book your appointment as soon as you are invited.
People aged over 65, or who have a certain medical condition, will be invited first for their vaccine.
If you are not in one of the groups below, please wait until you are contacted about getting a free flu vaccine.
Who can get a free flu vaccine?
You may be able to get a free flu vaccine if you are:
- pregnant
- aged 65 or over
- a frontline health or social care worker
- living with someone who is shielding
- a child aged 2 to 11
You may also be eligible if you have a long-term health condition, such as:
- a heart condition
- a lung or breathing condition, including severe asthma
- kidney disease
- liver disease
- diabetes
- a condition that affects your immune system
- a neurological condition, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or cerebral palsy
- a learning disability
- a spleen condition, such as sickle cell disease, or if your spleen has been removed
- severe obesity (a BMI of 40 or above)
- a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
People aged 50 to 64
If you are aged 50 to 64 and do not have any of the health conditions listed above you may be offered a flu vaccine later in the year, after those most at risk have been vaccinated.
For more information about the flu vaccine, read Flu vaccination: who should have it this winter and why - Public Health England