Flu Vaccination

Flu season runs from October to April every year. The flu virus mutates every year, which is why there is a new vaccine developed every year. A flu vaccination gives you and those around you the best chance of avoiding becoming ill.  

The flu vaccine is free for the following groups;

  • over 65s

  • children aged two to 12 (nasal spray)

  • children aged 13 to17 for at risk groups (nasal spray )

  • healthcare workers

  • pregnant women

  • high risk people

  • people in a nursing home or long-term care facility

  • carers of at-risk people

  • housemates of at-risk people

  • those in regular contact with poultry or pigs.