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The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded healthcare system in England, and one of the four National Health Service systems in the United Kingdom.

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2-16 years immunisations

Children's flu vaccine

Children's flu vaccine The children's flu vaccine helps protect against flu. It's offered to children aged 2 to 3 years, school-aged children (Reception to Year 11) and children with certain long-term health conditions.

In Short

Children’s flu vaccine (please click the link for information) is given as an annual nasal spray to 2/3 years to protect them from Flu. Flu can make children feel very ill and each winter in the UK, thousands of children who do not have a health condition need hospital care because of flu.

Children can catch and spread flu easily. Vaccinating them also helps protect others who are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu, such as babies, anyone who’s pregnant and older people.

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2-16 years immunisations

Children's flu vaccine

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