Flu Vaccination 2021 Posted or Updated on 25 Oct 2021

NHS FLU VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• 50 years of age or over
• Patients with a long term medical condition:

• chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, such as asthma (which requires an inhaled or tablet steroid treatment, or has led to hospital Admission in the past), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or bronchitis
• chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
• chronic kidney disease
• chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis
• chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease or motor neurone disease
• diabetes
• problems with your spleen – for example, sickle cell disease or if you have had your spleen removed
• a weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medication such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy

• Are pregnant
• Are living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
• Receive a carer's allowance, or you are the main Carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill
• Are a healthcare worker with direct patient contact, or a social care worker