People with these conditions can get a free flu vaccine:
- Chronic heart disease, including acute coronary syndrome
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic kidney failure
- Chronic respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, moderate or severe asthma, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Chronic neurological disease including multiple sclerosis, hereditary and degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
- Immunosuppression due to disease or treatment (including asplenia or hyposplenism, and cancer)
- Children with a moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disorder such as cerebral palsy
- Children on long-term aspirin therapy
- Any condition that can compromise respiratory function, like spinal cord injury, seizure disorder or other neuromuscular disorder, especially people also attending special schools or day centres