01/09/2025
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Dear Patients,
Don’t forget to book an appointment to have your flu injection!
You are eligible to receive a free flu vaccination if you fall in to one of the following groups:
Flu Vaccination at Risk Groups 2025 – 2026
• All patients aged 65 years and over
• All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025 – can be vaccinated from 1st September 2025
• Patients aged 6 months – 64 years in the following at risk clinical groups: at risk children can be vaccinated from 1st September 2025, all eligible adults to be vaccinated from 1st October 2025. Please note that all school aged children will be vaccinated at school.
• Chronic heart disease and vascular disease – CHD, heart failure, IHD, AF, PAD
• Chronic respiratory disease – COPD, bronchitis, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung fibrosis. Asthmatics only those on steroid inhaler or steroid tablets
• Chronic kidney disease – stage 3-5, kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome, or kidney transplant
• Immunosuppression - lowered immunity due to disease or treatment (such as steroid medication or cancer treatment)
• Chronic liver disease – cirrhosis, biliary atresia, chronic hepatitis
• Diabetes and adrenal insufficiency – Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Diet-controlled diabetes, Addison’s disease, secondary or tertiary adrenal insufficiency requiring steroid replacement.
• Chronic neurological disease – stroke, TIA, multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy, learning disability, Down’s syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease
• Asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen - a problem with your spleen, sickle cell disease, or you have had your spleen removed.
• Morbid obesity – Adults with a BMI of 40 and above
• Pregnant women – can be vaccinated from 1st September 2025
• Household contacts of people with immunosuppression Individuals who expect to share living accommodation on most days (and therefore for whom continuing close contact is unavoidable) with individuals who are immunosuppressed.
• Carers – those who are eligible for a carer’s allowance, or those who are the sole or primary carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill.
• All frontline health care workers
Flu Clinic Dates;
Thursday 1st October 2025- Over 65 years only and 18-64 at risk groups
Saturday 4th October 2025 – Over 65 years only and 18-64 at risk groups
Thursday 9th October 2025- Over 65 years
