Flu Vaccination EligibilityEvery winter the NHS offers free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to those most at risk. Check the eligibility criteria below to see if you qualify, then book at your local pharmacy in minutes.Flu Vaccination EligibilityWho can have it, and from whenFROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2026• Pregnant women• All children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2026• All primary and secondary school aged children• Children in a clinical risk group aged from 6 months to under 18FROM 1 OCTOBER 2026• Everyone aged 65 and over• Adults age 18 to 65 in a clinical risk group• People in long stay residential care• Carers on carer’s allowance, or the main carer of an elderly or disabled person• Close contacts of people with a weakened immune system• People experiencing homelessness• Frontline health and social care workers