Autumn 2024 Flu and Covid Vaccine Eligibility
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The eligibility criteria for receiving a Flu and Covid Vaccine has changed for the 24/25 season. Please take a look here for more details.
https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine
https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine
| Eligibility Criteria | ||
| Covid | Flu | |
| Residents and staff in a care home for older adults | Yes | Yes |
| Those living in long stay residential care homes or other long-stay facility where rapid spread is likely | No | Yes |
| Individuals aged 65 years and older by 31st March 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 18 to 65 years in a clinical at risk group | Yes | Yes |
| Carers in receipt of carers allowance or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person | No | Yes |
| Household contacts of immunocompromised individuals | No | Yes |
| Frontline health and social care workers | Yes | Yes |
| All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2024 | No | Yes |
| Primary school aged children (from reception to year 6) | No | Yes |
| Secondary school aged children (from year 7 to year 11) | No | Yes |
| All children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years | No | Yes |
| Aged 5 -64 years in a a clinical risk group | Yes | Yes |