The COVID-19 vaccination helps protect against COVID-19, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness for some people. It’s usually offered on the NHS in spring and early winter to people who need extra protection from COVID-19.

You may be offered a COVID-19 vaccine in Spring 2026 if you:

• are aged 75 or over.
• are aged 6 months to 74 years and have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment.
• live in a care home for older adults

Those who are at risk will include:

• Organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant patients
• Those being treated with systemic steroids for more than a month
• Those living with HIV
• Those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating biological therapy, including children who are about to receive therapy
• Those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
• Those requiring long-term treatment for immunosuppression
• Those with a history of haematological malignancy including chronic leukaemia, lymphomas, and leukaemia
• Those with genetic disorders affecting the immune system

For more information on who can receive a covid vaccination this Autumn please visit link: COVID-19 vaccine – NHS