COVID 19
You can get both the NHS flu and COVID-19 vaccines if you:
- are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
- have certain health conditions
- are pregnant
- live in a care home for older adults
Other care home residents, carers and people who live with someone who has a weakened immune system can get the flu vaccine.
Children aged 2 or 3 years and school-aged children (Reception to Year 11) can get the children's flu vaccine.
Frontline health and social care workers can also get flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
Find out how to book you COVID-19 vaccination here.
MMR
The MMR vaccine gives long-term protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
Measles, mumps and rubella are infections that spread easily between people and can lead to serious problems including meningitis, blindness and hearing loss.
If you're pregnant, getting measles can cause premature birth, miscarriage or still birth. And getting rubella can cause serious problems for your baby such as damage to their sight and hearing.
Two doses of the MMR vaccine provide long-term protection.
The MMR vaccine is recommended for all babies and young children, but older children and adults can have it if they were not vaccinated when they were younger.
Getting vaccinated also helps protect people who cannot be vaccinated, such as unborn babies, newborn babies and anyone with a weakened immune system.
Find out more about how to get the MMR immunisation.