Coronavirus (COVID-19) and flu vaccinations
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It's strongly recommended you get vaccinated for flu and coronavirus. Both viruses can be serious - evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccine protection fades, and the flu virus changes over time.
Don't let your protection fade. It's important to keep up to date with your vaccines as your level of protection may have faded since your last dose. Getting another vaccine will top up your protection and help prevent you from getting seriously ill or dying.
Am I eligible?
You’ll be offered flu and coronavirus vaccines if you’re:
- living or working in a care home for older adults
- aged 65 and over (on or before 31 March 2025)
- aged 6 months and over with an eligible health condition
- pregnant
- a frontline health or social care worker
You’ll be offered the flu vaccine if you’re:
- aged 18 to 64 with an eligible health condition
- living with someone who has a weakened immune system
- an unpaid or young carer
- a non-frontline NHS worker
- a poultry worker or bird handler
- an asylum seeker living in a home office hotel or B&B accommodation
- experiencing homelessness or substance misuse
- living in a Scottish prison
- living in long-stay residential care home or other long stay care facility
Clinics and their locations
Bookable clinics
Use the COVID and flu booking portal to see bookable clinics. To manage a clinic booking at one of these locations:
- either log in to the booking portal using your details
- or contact the local Service Delivery Centre helpline
Drop-in clinics
These will be published here as they become available.
Clinic locations
Drop-in clinics (flu only)
We are offering drop-in clinics during March 2025 for the flu vaccine only - no appointment needed for eligible people.
Before you travel for a drop-in clinic, refresh this page and check this list as details may have changed due to weather conditions or other reasons.
If there is not a drop-in clinic close enough to where you live, contact the helpline in case there is other availability.
If you have received or made a later appointment at any vaccination clinic, you can still attend an earlier drop-in clinic. Just tell staff about your later appointment, which can be cancelled.
Important: Online service for vaccination appointments
NHS Scotland offers an online booking portal to:
- manage your upcoming flu and COVID-19 vaccination appointments
- view your vaccination history
- maintain your preferred contact details - if you select to receive correspondence about your COVID-19 and flu vaccines by email or SMS in future, then you'll no longer receive letters with this information
Daytime appointments only (usually between 9am and 4pm) - evening appointments are not available.
Appointments on small islands in Argyll and Bute should be booked directly with the local GP practice instead of using the portal.
Reschedule your vaccine appointment if you feel very unwell - for example if you have a fever, vomiting or diarrhoea. You should not attend an appointment if you think you might be infectious to others.
Login to the portal or registerImportant: Help by phone or email
When leaving a message by phone or email, please include your name and address (including postcode). One of the team will get back to you as soon as possible. Leave one message only as this will help our team to get back to everyone quickly.
Phone
Contact our local Service Delivery Centre helpline if you:
- have been asked to book an appointment
- need to rearrange an appointment
- need to cancel an appointment (please let us know so we can offer a place to someone else)
- have questions about vaccination clinics
phone 08000 320 339
Available:
- Monday, 9:30am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
You can leave a voicemail outside these hours with details.
Important: The COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccination is still the best way of protecting yourself against severe COVID-19 illness. The vaccine can reduce your risk of developing serious COVID-19 and make your symptoms milder if you do get it.
Important: The flu vaccine
The flu vaccine gives you the best possible protection against flu viruses likely to be circulating during the winter season. The vaccine protects people around you who are more at risk of serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people and people with health conditions.
Immunisation and vaccines
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Vaccinations for adults
Routine vaccinations for adults, and during pregnancy.
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RSV vaccinations
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Shingles vaccinations
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Vaccinations for babies, children and young people
Vaccinations available for babies, pre-school children and young people from 11 years.
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Child flu vaccination
NHS Scotland recommends all eligible children should get the flu vaccine to help protect them from influenza (flu).
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Travel vaccines
You can get vaccinations for international travel at local community pharmacies.