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Flu Campaign 2024
Posted or Updated on 22 Aug 2024
The Annual Flu campaign for 2024, will commence towards the end of September 2024. The following groups of patients are eligible.
Who will be offered the flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is offered to adults who are most at risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
Older adults and people with certain health conditions are more at risk of flu-related complications and need extra protection, even if their health condition is mild or well managed.
You’ll be offered the flu vaccine this year if you’re:
- aged 65 and over
- aged 18 to 64 with an eligible health condition
- pregnant
- living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
- living with someone who has a weakened immune system
- an unpaid or young carer
- a frontline health or social care worker
- a non-frontline NHS worker
- a poultry worker
- an asylum seeker living in a home office hotel or B&B accommodation
- experiencing homelessness or substance misuse
- living in a Scottish prison
Read more about the child flu vaccine including who is eligible.