Child flu vaccinations
NHS Scotland recommends all eligible children should get the flu vaccine to help protect them from influenza (flu). The vaccine is given as a painless nasal spray.
Influenza (flu) is an infectious respiratory virus. Flu can be serious, even for healthy young people. Symptoms may include fever, cough, headache and tiredness.
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Important: September to December 2026: child flu vaccination clinics
We are offering bookable flu vaccination clinics for 2 to 5-year-old pre-school children - please call to book an appointment.
Eligibility
The flu vaccine is currently offered to all:
children aged 6 months to 2 years with an eligible health condition
children aged 2 to 5 years and not yet at school (children must be aged 2 years or above on 1 September to be eligible)
primary and secondary school children
Bookable clinics for pre-school children
Please phone to book an appointment for your child aged 2 to 5 years old. If a clinic is shown as 'drop-in', you can alternatively attend without an appointment:
Alness
Monday 12 October between 10.00am and 3.00pm at Capstone Centre
Dingwall
Friday 18 December between 10.00am and 3.20pm at Dingwall British Legion
Fortrose
Thursday 17 December between 10.00am and 3.20pm at Fortrose Free Church
Gairloch
Friday 25 September between 1.00pm and 1.50pm at Gairloch Medical Practice
Thursday 15 October between 1.00pm and 1.50pm at Gairloch Medical Practice
Grantown-on-Spey
Wednesday 21 October between 10.00am and 3.00pm at Inverallan Hall
Invergordon
Monday 14 December between 10.00am and 3.00pm at County Community Hospital
Inverness
Saturday 17 October between 9.30am and 3.00pm at Charleston Community Centre
Thursday 22 October between 9.30am and 3.00pm at Hilton Community Centre
Friday 6 November between 9.30am and 3.00pm at Inverness Vaccination Centre (Eastgate Centre)
Saturday 21 November between 9.30am and 3.00pm at Inverness Vaccination Centre (Eastgate Centre)
Nairn
Tuesday 20 October between 10.00am and 2.50pm at Nairn Community and Arts Centre
Tain
Friday 18 September - a drop-in clinic between 1.00pm and 2.30pm at Duthac Centre
Ullapool
Tuesday 13 October between 10.30am and 2.20pm at Ullapool Village Hall
Important: Help by phone or email
Our Service Delivery Centre provides a centralised point of contact for the population of the NHS Highland area, co-ordinating vaccination appointments. The Service Delivery Centre can be contacted to:
book an appointment
rearrange an appointment
cancel an appointment (please let us know so we can offer a place to someone else)
provide assistance with general vaccination enquiries - for example, if you have a condition that means you need additional support at your appointment, we can make arrangements
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.
Please do not send repeated voicemails and emails - we will attend to messages in order. This will help the team to get back to everyone quickly.
Call or email
email nhsh.vaccinationenquiries@nhs.scot
Please use this email address for enquiries whenever possible.
phone 0800 032 0339
Available:
Monday: 9:15am to 5:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:30am to 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
You can leave a voicemail outside these hours with details. The line is closed on public holidays.
Important: Child flu vaccine information at NHS inform
Influenza (flu) is an infectious respiratory virus. Symptoms may include a fever, a cough, a headache, and tiredness. Flu can be serious, even for healthy young people.
- Who’s being offered the vaccine?
- Why should I have my child vaccinated?
- How is the vaccine given?
- How will my child be offered the vaccine?
- Possible side effects of the child flu vaccines
- What if my child is ill on the day?
- What if my child misses their flu vaccine?
- Additional information for children with allergies and health conditions
- Information in other languages and formats