The eligibility criteria for the autumn/winter COVID vaccination campaign has changed. This winter, the COVID-19 vaccine is being offered to the following risk groups:
- Residents in care homes for older adults;
- Adults aged 75 years and over on 31 March 2026 (born on or before 31 March 1951);
- People aged 6 months or over on 1 September 2025 (born on or before 1 March 2025) with a weakened immune system.
Some people are no longer eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Data shows that most people have had contact with the virus, been vaccinated against it, or both. This means that immunity has increased in the population and that COVID-19 has become milder for many people.
As a result, the COVID-19 vaccine is NOT being offered to:
- Pregnant women;
- People aged 65-74 years;
- Frontline health and social care workers;
- People with a health condition that put them in a clinical risk group.
NHS Scotland will contact you if you’re eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine this winter.
More information can be found via NHS inform or by calling the central booking line on 0800 030 8013.