
Flu Vaccinations
The flu vaccination is available every year on the NHS to help protect adults and children at risk from flu and its complications.
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Although many people think ‘it’s just the flu’ – for those in vulnerable groups such as living with a long term condition, over 65s and pregnant women, the effects of flu can be much more devastating.
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Each year the vaccination is free for people most ‘at risk’ of having severe flu:
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anyone aged 65 and over
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pregnant women
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children and adults aged 6 months to 65 years with an underlying health condition (such as long-term heart or respiratory disease, weakened immune system or have a learning disability)
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children aged 2 and 3 on 31 August 2020
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children in primary school
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carers
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people living in long stay residential care homes
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frontline health or social care workers
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And this year it has also been expanded to include the following:
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people living with someone who's at high risk from coronavirus (on the NHS shielded patient list)
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children in year 7 (secondary school)
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People aged 50 to 64 without a long-term condition (from November onwards if sufficient vaccine stock is available)