Vaccination Services Round Up

Resources

The Flu Vaccine poster is available to download here:

Flu vaccines 2025 to 2026 season A3 landscape poster

The 2025/26 ‘Flu vaccination: who should have it this winter and why’ leaflet is now available in accessible and translated formats.

The leaflet 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 is important that people at increased risk from flu, or who care for someone vulnerable, have their free vaccination every year.

Plain English and easy-read flu resources are also available: Flu vaccination: simple text information for adults and children - GOV.UK

Find this resource on Discover the health resource library where you can view, download or order resources free of charge.

 

Changes to the eligibility criteria for Covid Vaccinations this Autumn 2025/26

For the first time since December 2020, when Covid vaccines were first introduced, people under 75 and those with most clinical risk factors, such as diabetes or heart disease, will no longer be eligible for an NHS Covid booster vaccination.

In addition, frontline health and social care workers are no longer eligible for a booster dose.

This change will affect around 250,000 people across Hampshire and Isle of Wight who until now have been eligible to have an annual NHS Covid booster vaccination each Autumn. Some may need reminding they are still eligible for their flu vaccination.

New Eligibility Criteria for Covid Seasonal Vaccine​

• Residents in a care home for older adults (all residents regardless of age)​
• All adults aged 75 years and over​ (including those due to turn 75 years of age on or before 31 January 2026)
• Persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in the specific 'Immunosuppression' subsection of tables 3 and 4 only of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book.​

​Flu vaccination eligible cohorts from 1 October 2025:​

• pregnant women​ (from 1^st September)
• all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025​
• those aged 65 years and over​
• those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups​
• 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​
• frontline health and social care workers​

Any patients having trouble booking a Covid Vaccinations online can call the local helpline on 0300 561 0018.

Seasonal vaccinations site campaign guide AW2025/26 version update

The Seasonal Vaccinations Site Campaign Guide has been updated. Changes from the previous version are highlighted in yellow. Updates include:

• revised National Booking Service (NBS) and Manage Your Appointment (MYA) slides for ease of reading. (slides 20-21)
• an additional summary (slide 31), of onboarding steps for community pharmacies that have signed up for the childhood seasonal flu pharmacy service
• a link to the COVID-19 PGD and protocol (slide 5)

Update your NHS profile information for flu and COVID-19 offers including walk in options

Pharmacies must use the NHS Profile Manager to verify and confirm contact details, facilities, opening times, and services. Service lists should be updated to reflect current flu and COVID-19 vaccination offerings, including age cohorts and booking methods including walk in options.