Influenza: Vaccination
(asked on 23rd January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received a flu vaccine between 1 September and 31 December in each year since 2021.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes provisional monthly data on flu vaccine uptake in eligible patient groups, which is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake#seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake:-figures.
The following table shows data from general practice (GP) patients covering vaccination up to 31 December in each year since 2021/22, expressed as a percentage:
Patient group | 2024/25 (%) | 2023/24 (%) | 2022/23 (%) | 2021/22 (%) |
65 years old and over | N/A | 77.0 | 78.4 | 81.5 |
At risk | N/A | 40.3 | 46.3 | 49.3 |
Pregnant women | N/A | 30.9 | 33.2 | 37.3 |
Children aged two years old | N/A | 41.0 | 39.8 | 46.6 |
Children aged three years old | N/A | 41.3 | 42.2 | 49.1 |
Source: UKHSA
Note: The monthly data for the corresponding period in the 2024/25 season will be published on 30 January 2025.
The following table shows data for school aged children and frontline health care workers covering vaccination up to 31 December in each year since 2021/22, expressed as a percentage:
Cohort | 2024/25 (%) | 2023/24 (%) | 2022/23 (%) | 2021/22 (%) |
Primary school (Reception to year six) | N/A | 53.8 | 55.5 | 52.9 |
Secondary school (eligible year groups varied by season) | N/A | 41.2 (Year six to 11) | 10.3 (Year six to nine) | 37.8 (Year seven to 11) |
All school age children | N/A | 48.4 | 38.3 | 46.7 |
Frontline health care workers | N/A | 41.0 | 46.7 | 58.8 |
Source: UKHSA