Flu and COVID Vaccinations Autumn 2025

There are changes this Autumn for COVID Vaccinations compared with Autumn 2024. Fewer people will be invited under the National Guidance.

For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:

Those who are at risk will include:

Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
Those living with HIV
Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy
Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia
Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system

For more information on who can receive a covid vaccination this Autumn please visit link: COVID-19 vaccine - NHS

Availability for Flu Vaccination starts from 1st September - Eligibility:

Availability for Flu Vaccination from 1st October - Eligibility:

those aged 65 years and over
those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )
those in long-stay residential care homes
carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

Published: Jul 7, 2025