The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious disease (hospitalisation and/or mortality) arising from COVID-19.

In formulating their advice for COVID-19 vaccination in autumn 2027, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) considered the latest data on COVID-19 epidemiology, viral evolution, vaccine effectiveness and uptake, and cost-effectiveness.

Advice on COVID-19 vaccination in autumn 2027

JCVI advises that in autumn 2027 vaccination should be offered to:

• adults aged 80 years and over
• residents in a care home for older adults
• individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed (as defined in the ‘immunosuppression definition’ box of the COVID-19 chapter of the green book)

Read the advice in full here.