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New Super Flu Vaccine Rollout Begins as NHS Regroups from 'Busiest Summer', 2026/27 Season Gets Underway
The NHS has begun rolling out the new super flu vaccine for the 2026/27 season, with pharmacies starting to vaccinate pregnant women from September 1 and other adult cohorts from October 1, as the health service recovers from its busiest summer on record. The NHS has commenced the rollout of the new super flu vaccine for the 2026/27 season, with community pharmacies beginning to administer shots to pregnant women from September 1, 2026. Other adult cohorts will become eligible from October 1. The launch comes as the health service works to regroup after what officials have described as its "busiest summer" on record. "There are no changes to eligible groups for the 2026/27 flu vaccination programme," according to the national flu letter published by the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The 2026/27 Flu Vaccine Rollout The 2026/27 flu vaccination programme sees two changes to the recommended vaccines that pharmacy owners will need to consider when finalising their orders. The service specification for the 2026/27 season covers the provision of both seasonal COVID-19 and adult flu vaccinations in community pharmacy. The adult fl...
