You can get a free flu vaccine if you are:
a child aged 2 to 17 years
living in a nursing home or other long-term care facility
in regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl
someone with a health condition that puts you at higher risk of flu (age 6 months and older)
living with someone who has a health condition that puts them at higher risk of flu
a carer for someone who has a health condition that puts them at higher risk of flu
Health conditions that put you at higher risk of flu
People with these conditions can get a free flu vaccine:
chronic heart disease, including acute coronary syndrome
chronic liver disease
chronic kidney failure
chronic respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
Down syndrome
haemoglobinopathies
immunosuppression due to disease or treatment (including asplenia or hyposplenism, and cancer)
children with a moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorder such as cerebral palsy
children on long-term aspirin therapy
any condition that can compromise respiratory function, like spinal cord injury, seizure disorder or other neuromuscular disorder, especially people also attending special schools or day centres
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