winter vaccinations 2025

We are now gearing up to deliver Flu & COVID Vaccinations this winter - and those who are eligible will be able to have both vaccines at the same time

Flu vaccine eligibility:

From 1st September 2025:

  • pregnant women

  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025

  • primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)

  • secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)

  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

From 1st October 2025:

  • those aged 65 years and over

  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza chapter 19 )

  • those in long-stay residential care homes

  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person

  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals

  • front-line workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home, registered domiciliary care providers, voluntary managed hospice providers and those that are employed by those who receive direct payments (personal budgets) or Personal Health budgets, such as Personal Assistants

Covid Vaccine eligibility

The eligibility for covid vaccines this year has changed, the focus of the programme is shifting towards targeted vaccination of those at highest risk of serious disease

For autumn 2025, COVID-19 vaccination will be offered to:

  • adults aged 75 years and over

  • residents in care homes for older adults

  • individuals who are immunosuppressed aged 6 months and over

We understand that having a weakened immune system (immunosuppression) is a lot less straight forward than the other criteria, so we've listed some of the groups here:

Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients

  • Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month

  • Those living with HIV

  • Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy

  • Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy

  • Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression

  • Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia

  • Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system

ST WULFSTAN FLU & COVID CLINICS 2025

  • 27th September - 9am-1pm - FLU VACCINATIONS ONLY
    CLINIC FOR PREGNANT LADIES & CHILDREN 2-3 YEARS OLD

  • 4th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS

  • 11th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS

  • 18th October - 9am-1pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS

  • 25th October - 9am-4pm - FLU & COVID VACCINATIONS

If you are eligible for the flu and/or covid vaccinations, you will receive an NHS App/SMS message or letter from St Wulfstan Surgery to inform you of this and to invite you to book an appointment.

Appointments can be booked:

  • Through the text message

  • By calling reception on 01926 810939, option 1