Guidance

Flu vaccination: who should have it this winter and why

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

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
6 August 2015
Last updated
10 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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The flu vaccination: who should have it and why (winter 2025 to 2026)

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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. Accessible formats such as Audio, Braille, BSL video and Large Print are also available.

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Updates to this page

Published 6 August 2015
Last updated 10 July 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated description to reflect the 2025 to 2026 programme and corrected a link.

  2. Added links to translated materials.

  3. Updated for the 2024/2025 flu season

  4. Added links to translated materials.

  5. Updated for the 2023 to 2024 flu season.

  6. Added order links for the translated versions.

  7. Added order links to the English, Braille and large print versions.

  8. Updated 'The flu vaccination: who should have it and why'.

  9. Added links to British Sign Language video, Braille, English large print, and translated versions.

  10. Updated The flu vaccination: who should have it and why.

  11. Added Braille, British Sign Language (BSL) and large print versions of this leaflet.

  12. Added translations in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish, Polish, Punjabi, Romani, Romanian, Somali, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Urdu and Yiddish.

  13. Added translations in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish, Polish, Punjabi, Romani, Romanian, Somali, Tagalog, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Urdu and Yiddish.

  14. Updated English version of the flu leaflet for 2020 to 2021.

  15. Added new translated versions of the document.

  16. Added leaflet for the new flu season 2019 to 2020.

  17. Added new Winter flu leaflet for 2018 to 2019.

  18. Updated flu leaflet for 2017 to 2018.

  19. Updated 2016 to 2017 winter flu leaflet

  20. First published.

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