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Get a flu vaccination to protect yourself, your family and the people you care for
Flu vaccines are safe and your best protection against serious illness.
The county council is again providing free flu vaccines for eligible frontline staff to protect them, their friends and family, and the people they care for. Eligible staff are those who have regular face-to-face contact with at-risk groups such as vulnerable older people, and adults or children with disabilities or certain medical conditions.
Flu is a viral illness that can be unpleasant but, in otherwise healthy people, it will usually clear up on its own within a week or two. For people in at-risk groups, such as older people or those with an underlying health condition, flu can be a serious disease and can be fatal.
Vaccination reduces the spread of flu among staff and the people they care for, helping to keep care services running and reducing burden on the NHS during the winter.
Cases of flu are rising, both locally and nationally, so we're urging eligible staff to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves and others.
On-site flu vaccination clinics for 2025 are now finished but eligible staff can still get a flu vaccine by requesting a pharmacy voucher.
If you have any questions about the flu vaccination programme, please check our frequently asked questions page.
If you need any other help, please email flu.vacs@nottscc.gov.uk
Eligible teams
Frontline staff that are eligible for a flu vaccination are in this list of eligible teams for flu vaccine [Excel].
Request a flu vaccination voucher
Flu-Xpress vouchers are available so eligible staff can book a flu vaccination at a local pharmacy. We encourage you to redeem your voucher straight away.
Individuals or managers can request a Flu-Xpress voucher online (Microsoft Forms). A voucher code and instructions on how to redeem it will be sent by email.
To check participating pharmacies, visit Flu-Xpress pharmacy locator
The vouchers are pre-paid so please make sure you use them once they’ve been issued.
If you have requested a Flu-Xpress voucher and no longer need it, please contact flu.vacs@nottscc.gov.uk and not HR.
If you have any questions, please see the Flu-Xpress FAQs document [PDF].
NHS winter vaccination programme
Seasonal flu vaccination
From 1 September 2025, the NHS will offer free flu vaccinations to:
- pregnant women, at any stage of pregnancy
- children aged 2 and 3 years
- children in primary school and secondary school-aged children in years 7 to 11
- children in clinical risk groups aged 6 months to less than 18 years
From October 2025, vaccinations will be offered to:
- everyone aged 65 years and over
- adults in clinical risk groups
- everyone living in long stay residential care
- carers
- close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
- frontline health and social care workers
For more information on the NHS vaccination programme, visit Flu vaccine (NHS).
Seasonal Covid-19 vaccination
People eligible for a free flu vaccination may also be eligible for a seasonal Covid-19 vaccination and will be called by the NHS. For more information, visit COVID-19 vaccine (NHS).
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination
RSV is a common cause of coughs and colds. It’s not usually serious but some babies and adults have a higher risk of getting seriously ill.
The NHS have introduced a vaccination for people aged 75 to 79 years and for pregnant women from 28 weeks, to help protect the baby after birth.
For more information, visit Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (NHS)
Further information
If you’d like more information about the flu vaccination and pregnancy, visit our winter vaccinations page.
There is also a video for people with learning disabilities and one for carers, explaining why the flu vaccination is important. The videos can be shared with colleagues, friends and family, or at team meetings.
We also have this myth busting video which explains why flu can be so serious and why it’s important to get vaccinated.
Good to know
The county council flu vaccination programme is an occupational scheme. It delivers the same vaccination as the NHS but because it’s a private vaccination, it isn’t shared with the NHS. You may wish to inform your GP if you’ve been vaccinated through work.
The clinics will be provided by Kay’s Medical, who also ran the clinics last year. Their nursing staff will deliver the vaccinations.
The flu vaccination cannot give you flu. You may develop mild symptoms for a couple of days as a result of your immune response, but these are nothing to worry about.
Coughs and colds are common during the autumn. It’s fine to have your flu jab if you have a mild illness but if you have a temperature, it might be better to wait until you’ve recovered. If you’re not sure, come and see us in the clinic and we can get advice from the vaccinator.