Flu can be serious for children. Like COVID-19 it is caused by a virus and some children can develop serious complications such as bronchitis, pneumonia and ear infections. Most years some children in Wales will need treatment in intensive care units because of flu.
All children aged two and three years old (age on 31 August 2022), and school children from Reception class up to and including school Year 11, will be offered a nasal spray flu vaccine this autumn/winter to help protect them from flu.
It is especially important that children and young people aged between six months and 17 years who have a long-term health condition get vaccinated, as they are at a greater risk of complications than other children if they catch flu.
This winter we may see COVID-19 and flu both circulating at the same time, so it’s very important for your child to get protected against flu.
Having a flu vaccine every year is one of the best ways to protect against flu.
For the latest information, visit: phw.nhs.wales/fluvaccine