Don't let your protection fade. Find out what you're eligible for and when you'll be invited to get vaccinated.
Winter vaccines
The vaccines that will help protect you from flu and coronavirus this winter are being made available now.
NHS Scotland is vaccinating those most at risk first, please wait until you are contacted or called forward to book your winter vaccine appointment. NHS Scotland recommends you get your vaccines as soon as they are offered to you.
All people aged 65 or over should have received a scheduled appointment for coronavirus and flu vaccinations by now. If you have not yet received this, you can book an appointment online.
Frontline health and social care workers, and non-frontline NHS workers can book appointments online now.
People aged 5 and over, who are at higher risk of coronavirus or flu due to an underlying health condition, should expect to receive an appointment letter for winter vaccines via post, email or text from now until the end of October.
If you're pregnant, speak to your midwife about getting the flu and coronavirus vaccines.
If you're aged 50 to 64 with no additional risk factors, please wait to be contacted about your winter vaccination appointment.
Check which vaccines you'll be offered
Answer a few questions using NHS inform's self-help guide to find out if you're eligible for flu and coronavirus vaccines. Eligibility is based on age, health condition and/or job.
Online booking portal
You can log in to book using your unique username and password. This is the same as you had for your previous doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
You can rearrange your appointment if the time or day doesn't suit you.
Where possible, the winter coronavirus vaccine will be given at the same time as the flu vaccine, if you're eligible for both. This is a safe and efficient way to give maximum protection over winter months.
The coronavirus vaccine should be given at least 12 weeks after your last dose. Only 1 dose of the flu vaccine is needed each winter.
Help with booking
Who will be offered the winter vaccines
NHS Scotland recommends you have both the flu and coronavirus vaccines this year if you're:
- aged 50 years or over
- a resident or staff working in a care home for older adults
- a younger adult in long stay nursing and residential care settings
- a frontline health or social care worker
- aged 5 to 49 years with an eligible health condition, including those with poorly controlled asthma (read which health conditions are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine and which health conditions are eligible for the flu vaccine)
- aged 5 to 49 years and are a household contact of someone with a weakened immune system
- an unpaid carer or a young carer (16 years or over)
- pregnant
Flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is also recommended for:
- people aged 16 to 49 years with an eligible health condition, including well controlled asthma
- children aged 6 months to 2 years with an eligible health condition
- all children aged 2 to 5 years (not yet at school)
- all primary and secondary school pupils
- nursery, primary and secondary school teachers and pupil-facing support staff in local authority or independent settings
- prison population, prison officers and support staff who deliver direct front-facing detention services
- non-frontline NHS workers
The parents of neonatal babies are also eligible for a coronavirus vaccine.
Other vaccines
Throughout the year, NHS Scotland offers a range of other vaccinations to people at different stages in their life. Find out about these vaccines, and the diseases they protect against, and when they’ll be offered.
Further information
Visit NHS inform to find out more about winter vaccines, or how to get this information in other languages or accessible formats.