Booking

The booking system opens on 1 October 2026 and runs to March. 

You can have a free NHS flu vaccine at:

  • your GP surgery
  • a pharmacy offering the service (if you're aged 18 or over)
  • some maternity services, if you're pregnant
  • catch-up community clinics (for children). 

Who is eligible for the flu vaccine?

Eligible people include:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2026
  • primary school and secondary school-aged children (from reception to year 11)
  • (individuals 17 years and over attending a special education needs (SEN) school and who are in a clinical risk group may also be vaccinated alongside their peers)
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter).
  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in risk groups (as defined by the Green Book, Influenza Chapter)
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer's allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • those aged 16 and over experiencing homelessness, (PEH) such as rough sleepers or using homeless hostels or night-shelter, (as defined in the Green Book, Influenza Chapter)
  • frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer-led occupational health scheme.

The children's nasal spray flu vaccine is given in schools by a community immunisation team.

Babies and children aged six months to two years with certain health conditions will be offered a flu vaccine injection instead of the nasal spray.

Find out more and book a community clinic for children aged two or three, primary school children and secondary school children.

Flu and Covid-19 clinics 2026

Rainham

Sunday, 1 November, 10am to 4pm: Rainham Car Park,Longley Road Rainham Kent ME8 7RT.

Sunday, 15 November, 10am to 4pm: Rainham Car Park, Longley Road Rainham Kent ME8 7RT.

 

Chatham

Saturday, 7 November, 10am to 4pm: Chatham Dockside, Outside M&S - Dockside, Maritime Way, Chatham, Kent, ME4 3ED.

Sunday, 8 November, 10am to 4pm: Chatham Dockside, Outside M&S - Dockside, Maritime Way, Chatham, Kent, ME4 3ED.

Wednesday, 11 November, 10am to 4pm: Chatham Dockside, Outside M&S - Dockside, Maritime Way, Chatham, Kent, ME4 3ED.

 

Dartford and Gravesend

Tuesday, 3 November, 8.30am to 3.30pm: Gravesend Gurdwara, Gravesend DA11 0PL.

Friday, 13 November, 10am to 5pm: Dartford Library, Market Street, Dartford DA1 1EU.

Friday, 20 November, 8.30am to 3.30pm: Dartford Gurdwara, 8-10 Highfield Road, Dartford DA1 2JJ.

Tuesday, 24 November, 8.30am to 3.30pm: Gravesend Gurdwara, Gravesend DA11 0PL.

Friday, 27 November, 10am to 5pm: Dartford Library, Market Street, Dartford DA1 1EU.

Thursday, 3 December, 8.30am to 3.30pm: Dartford Gurdwara, 8-10 Highfield Road, Dartford DA1 2JJ.

Friday, 11 December, 10am to 5pm: Dartford Library, Market Street, Dartford DA1 1EU.

 

Tunbridge Wells

Friday, 6 November, 10am to 4pm: Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SS.

 

Sevenoaks

Saturday, 7 November, 10am to 4pm: Riverhead Village Hall, Amherst Hill, Sevenoaks TN13 2EL.