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Flu Vaccination

Free on the NHS if you are eligible, and available privately to everyone else. Book in a few minutes.

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Free on the NHS

If you are eligible

65 and over, pregnant, or living with certain long-term conditions. Carers and care home residents also qualify.

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Private

If you are not

Book with us directly — no eligibility criteria and usually a same-week appointment.

Flu is more than a heavy cold. For most people it means a miserable week; for older people, pregnant women and anyone with a long-term condition, it can be serious. A vaccination each autumn is the most effective protection, and it takes a few minutes.

Free on the NHS if you are eligible

The NHS flu vaccine is free for people who are more at risk, including anyone who:

  • Is 65 or over, or will be by 31 March.
  • Has a long-term health condition such as asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart, kidney or liver disease, or a weakened immune system.
  • Is pregnant.
  • Lives in a care home.
  • Is the main carer for an older or disabled person, or receives carer’s allowance.
  • Lives with someone whose immune system is weakened.
  • Is a frontline health or social care worker.

If any of these apply to you, use the NHS route above. If you are not sure whether you qualify, ask — we would rather check than have you pay for something you are entitled to free.

How the NHS vaccination works

We are an NHS distance selling pharmacy, so NHS vaccinations are not given at our counter — a pharmacist comes to you. Book a time and we will arrange a visit to your home, check you are well enough on the day, give the vaccination, and stay briefly afterwards. There is nothing to travel to and nothing to pay.

Private flu vaccination

If you are not eligible for the NHS vaccine — or simply want it done quickly — we offer it privately to anyone aged 18 and over. Book a time and come to the pharmacy in Harrow; the vaccination itself takes a few minutes and most people are in and out within a quarter of an hour.

When to have it

Flu circulates from around October to March. The best time to be vaccinated is early autumn, before it starts spreading — but a vaccination later in the season is still worthwhile.

Good to know

  • The vaccine cannot give you flu. A sore arm and feeling slightly off for a day or two is normal.
  • Last year’s vaccine will not protect you this year — the strains change.
  • If you are unwell with a fever on the day, we will ask you to rebook.