COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination

by | 23/09/2024

COVID-19 vaccination information

The government has accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Vaccination will be offered in England in autumn 2025 to:

  • adults aged 75 years and over
  • residents in a care home for older adults
  • individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book, the UK Health Security Agency’s information on immunisation against infectious disease

In line with JCVI advice, frontline health and social care workers (HSCWs) and staff working in care homes for older adults will not be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination under the national programme for autumn 2025.

The COVID-19 programme will run from 1 October 2025 to 31 Jan 2026. However, the majority of COVID-19 vaccinations should be completed by 19 December 2025.

NHS England will confirm details on how and when eligible people can access the autumn vaccine in due course.

Useful COVID-19 resources:

Flu vaccination information

As stated in the National Flu Immunisation Programme letter, flu vaccinations:

  • Pregnant women and all eligible children will start from 1st September 2025. For school aged cohorts, vaccination in schools should be completed by 12 December 2025 with further catch-up opportunities as appropriate. 
  • All other adult flu cohorts will start from 1 October 2025 and will run until the 31 March 2026. Although, they anticipate that the majority of vaccinations should be completed by the end of November 2025 to provide the best possible protection going into winter.

Useful flu resources: