Flu vaccination timings and payments
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In line with Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendations, the flu letter sets out that pregnant women and children are to be offered flu vaccination from 1 September 2024 and that the other cohorts will follow from 3 October 2024. These recommendations are based on evidence that flu vaccine effectiveness can wane over time in adults.
No providers will be eligible for payment for the administration of influenza vaccinations outside the announced and authorised cohorts, with the limited exception of GPs that are able to evidence exceptional clinical circumstances requiring influenza vaccination to be administered at the request of the Commissioner.