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minus-squareyata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoAre flu shots not offered for free to the elderly in the UK? Do they have to actually buy them?
minus-squaremerridew@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYes, they are offered for free. If you are elderly, pregnant, immunosuppressed, live/care for vulnerable people, or have a variety of other health conditions including asthma, you get offered a free flu jab every autumn on the NHS . https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/
minus-squareHogger85@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFree for elderly, vulnerable and primary school
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes, they are free. Same as COVID for that age range.
Are flu shots not offered for free to the elderly in the UK? Do they have to actually buy them?
Yes, they are offered for free. If you are elderly, pregnant, immunosuppressed, live/care for vulnerable people, or have a variety of other health conditions including asthma, you get offered a free flu jab every autumn on the NHS .
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/
Free for elderly, vulnerable and primary school
Yes, they are free. Same as COVID for that age range.