Officials warned there would be lower levels of natural immunity after lockdowns.
Millions of people are being urged to have flu and Covid vaccines after experts said they were increasingly worried about a bad flu spike this winter.
READ MORE: The largest cause of premature death in the UK that '70 per cent' of Manchester residents don't know they might have It did circulate in the UK last winter but less mixing due to Covid-19 means there is little immunity to it. Under plans announced on Wednesday, around 33 million people in England will be eligible for a free flu vaccine this year, including all primary-age and some secondary-age children, who will be offered the nasal spray.
Who is eligible for the flu jab? Those eligible for the flu jab are: people aged 50 and over; those aged six months to 49 with a specified health condition; secondary school-aged children focusing on Years 7, 8 and 9 with any remaining vaccine offered to Years 10 and 11; primary school-aged children; pregnant women; those in care homes, frontline health and social care staff; carers and the household contacts of people with weakened immune systems.
All those eligible for a booster can now book online apart from people aged 50 to 64 , who will be able to get one later this autumn.
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