​This report shows the annual uptake of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccinations covering the winter period 2019-2020

Over this period:

• the proportion of pre-school children aged 2-4 years who were vaccinated in 2019/20 (64%) was higher than in the previous year 2018/19 (58%)
• vaccine uptake in the extended compulsory school-aged children programme (4-16 years) was 59%
• around a quarter (26%) of patients aged 16-64 years in the at-risk group were vaccinated, a lower proportion when compared to 2018-19 (33%)
• the proportion of patients aged 65 years and over who were vaccinated by GP or Pharmacist (55%) was slightly lower than in the previous year (60%)
• over 500 pregnant women were immunised in 2019-20, a similar number to the previous year