Flu vaccination: who should have it this winter and why
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-10)

This explains the importance of the influenza (flu) vaccination this winter: 2025 to 2026.

This guidance explains to patients how they can help protect themselves and their children against flu this winter. It includes information for children, eligible adults and pregnant women, and details why it’s very important that people at increased risk from flu, or who care for someone vulnerable, to have their free vaccination every year.

Paper copies of this leaflet are available free to order or download (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20this%20winter%20and%20why/FLUMW24EN). Accessible formats including Braille (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20braille/FLUMW24BRL) are available to download and order.

Translations of this leaflet are available to download: Albanian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Albanian/FLUMW24AL), Arabic (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Arabic/FLUMW24AR), Bengali (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Bengali/FLUMW24BEN), Bulgarian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Bulgarian/FLUMW24BG), Chinese (simplified) (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Chinese/FLUMW24CHS), Chinese (traditional, Cantonese) 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(https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Urdu/FLUMW24UR), Yiddish (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Yiddish/FLUMW24YI) and Yoruba (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/The%20flu%20vaccination%3A%20who%20should%20have%20it%20and%20why%20-%20Yoruba/FLUMW24YO).

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