Flu can be very unpleasant for children and can sometimes cause serious problems, such as pneumonia.
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.
The children’s flu vaccine is offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter.
Please see your doctor for details
Free
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Visit the Child Flu Vaccination page on the NHS website
