The flu vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness. It’s offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
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.
Read more about the flu vaccine
Vaccination appointments
NHS Scotland will contact those eligible for Winter Flu and Covid-19 Vaccination appointments from late August. Please wait to be contacted before booking an appointment via the online booking portal.
You can log in to book using your unique username and password. This is the same as you had for your previous doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
