Covid & Flu Vaccinations – Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme launches from Monday 1st September 2025
From Monday 1st September, the seasonal COVID-19 vaccination will be available, free of charge, for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus to book on line or walk-in for their COVID-19 booster vaccination from 1 October 25.
The national booking system will open from 1st September – https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/book-covid-19-vaccination/
No booking is required at walk-in clinics, but it is advised to contact the vaccination site in advance to confirm their opening times. Individuals do not need to be registered with the NHS to use walk-in services and do not need to bring any identification.
Those eligible for vaccinations this Spring 2025 are:
- Adults aged 75 years and over
- Residents in a care home for older adults
- Individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.
Please also note that not all sites offer vaccinations to children or members of the general public. It is advised to contact the site in advance to check this.
The list of North West London sites offering COVID-19 vaccinations to the general public can be accessed using the link: Where to get your vaccines.
Seasonal influenza vaccination schedule:
From 1st September 2025 eligible groups include:
* pregnant women (at the practice)
* all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025 (at the practice)
* all primary school aged children from reception to Year 6 (at their school)
* secondary school-aged children in years 7 to 11 (individuals 18 years and over attending a special education needs (SEN) school and who are in a clinical risk group may also be vaccinated alongside their peers) (at their school)
* those aged 6 months to under 18 years in clinical risk groups (at the practice)
From 1st October 2025 eligible groups are:
* those aged 65 years and over (at the practice)
* those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups (at the practice)
* those in long-stay residential care homes (in their care home)
* carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person (at the practice)
* close contacts of immunocompromised individuals (at the practice)
* frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme (at the practice)
We will be inviting our pregnant women to have their flu vaccine from 9th September.
We will be inviting all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31st August 2025 and our at risk children to have their flu vaccine from 12th September.
Those patients eligible from 1st October will be invited to book their flu appointment with the practice from 25th September.
We have a home visiting team that will be contacting our housebound patients to offer them the Covid and Flu vaccines. If you have recently become housebound please let our Reception team know and we will make sure the home visiting team are informed.
If your child misses their flu vaccination at school please use this link to book one with the Community team: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/catch-up-kensington-chelsea