FLU Campaign 2025-26

Seasonal influenza vaccination 2025-26: ELEGIBILITY & DATES:

From 1st September 2025 eligible groups include:
* pregnant women (at the practice)
* all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025 (at the practice)
* all primary school aged children from reception to Year 6 (at their school)
* secondary school-aged children in years 7 to 11 (individuals 18 years and over attending a special education needs (SEN) school and who are in a clinical risk group may also be vaccinated alongside their peers) (at their school)
* those aged 6 months to under 18 years in clinical risk groups (at the practice)

**We will be inviting our pregnant women to have their flu vaccine from 10th September

**We will be inviting all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2025 and our at risk children to have their flu vaccine from 12th September.

From 1st October 2025 eligible groups are:
* those aged 65 years and over (at the practice)
* those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (at the practice)
* those in long-stay residential care homes (in their care home)
* carers in receipt of carers’ allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person (at the practice)
* close contacts of immunocompromised individuals (at the practice)
* frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme (at the practice)

**Those patients eligible from 1st October will be invited to book their flu appointment with the practice from 22nd September.