Winter Vaccines 2025 Posted or Updated on 5 Aug 2025

The UKHSA have instructed GP practices to provide vaccinations this winter as follows:

From September 2025

• Flu vaccine for children aged 2-3 years, & pregnant women

From October 2025

• Flu vaccine for all other eligible patients
• Covid-19 vaccine to all eligible patients

UKHSA have advised a change to who is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination. 

You will now be offered this vaccination if you:

• are aged 75 or over
• live in a care home for older adults
• have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment and are aged 6 months to 74 years

You may have a weakened immune system if you:

• have or had blood cancer, such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma
• have had an organ transplant, bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant
• have HIV
• have a genetic disorder that affects your immune system, such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
• are having or recently had chemotherapy, biological therapy or radiotherapy (in the last 6 months)
• are taking high dose or long term steroid medicine (depending on the dose)
• are having long-term immunosuppressive treatment for a condition such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), scleroderma or psoriasis

This list is a summary list only.  It does not include everything. Speak to your Pharmacist, GP or Hospital Specialist if you're not sure if your condition or treatment is eligible.