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Flu vaccination programme 2025 to 2026: healthcare practitioners

Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the national influenza immunisation programme 2025 to 2026.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
13 August 2021
Last updated
723 AugustOctober 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Flu vaccination programme 2025 to 2026: information for healthcare practitioners

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This document includes information on:

  • the national influenza programme recommendations for 2025 to 2026
  • the inactivated flu vaccines available for 2025 to 2026
  • the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV)
  • common vaccination issues

Updates to this page

Published 13 August 2021
Last updated 723 AugustOctober 2025 + show all updates

  2. Updated for the 2025 to 2026 flu season.

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Update history

2026-08-10 14:00
Updated for the 2026 to 2027 flu season.

2025-10-23 16:18
New Common Issue added: Inadvertent administration of the recombinant inactivated influenza vaccine (IIVr) to a child under 18 years

2025-08-07 15:10
Updated for the 2025 to 2026 flu season.

2024-10-25 16:27
The wording under CI8 has been updated to reflect the change from September 2024 to licensed age indication for aQIV vaccine, for the 2024 to 2025 season.

2024-10-09 16:40
The wording under CI7 has been amended to reference change from September 2024 to licensed age indication for aQIV vaccine, for the 2024 to 2025 season. The URL in references 23 and 24 has also been updated.

2024-08-05 18:43
Updated for the 2024 to 2025 flu season.

2023-08-18 17:14
Added 2023 to 2024 guidance.

2022-09-20 12:10
Updated wording in LAIV and pregnancy section and added information about interval between Novavax COVID-19 vaccine and influenza vaccine.

2022-08-10 15:29
Added ‘Flu vaccination programme 2022 to 2023: information for healthcare practitioners’.