Autumn 2025 Covid 19 and Flu Vaccinations

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Flu vaccination

Flu vaccines are safe and effective. They’re offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of flu and its complications.

The vaccination is free and recommended yearly for those most at risk from flu. This includes:

  • Everyone aged 65 years and over
  • Children aged 2 to 3 years old on 31 August 2025
  • Pregnant women
  • People aged 18 – 65 years old in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19)· People who receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if the carer gets sick
  • People who receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if the carer gets sick
  • Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • Primary school aged children and secondary school children in Years 7 to 11 will be offered the vaccine at school.

If there is someone you rely on to care for you, please ask them to contact their own GP Practice as they may be eligible for a free flu vaccination.

Covid-19 vaccination

Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective. They’re offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of Covid-19 and its complications.

Who should have the coronavirus vaccines

The people who will be offered the COVID-19 vaccine are:

  • people who are 75 years old or older
  • older adults who live in care homes
  • registered carers
  • people who have immunosuppression – this means they could get more poorly if they got coronavirus

Why is a COVID-19 vaccine important?

The protection from the coronavirus vaccines doesn’t last forever in your body, so it is important to get your spring or autumn vaccine to help keep you safe for longer.

When should you have a COVID-19 vaccine?

If you are in one of the groups above, you will be called by your doctor to have another dose of coronavirus vaccine at the right time for you. This is usually in the spring and the autumn.

The vaccine will help to keep you safe.

Your doctor might suggest that you get your flu vaccine at the same time as your COVID-19 vaccine. This is safe to do.