Online and phone bookings for a COVID booster will open for 12 million people aged 50 to 64 on Friday.
The NHS in England is testing whether people can book their flu jabs online.
People successfully used the National Booking Service during the COVID vaccination programme - with those who were unable to get online being given alternative ways to book. Now the service is trialling whether flu jabs can be booked in a similar fashion, with people at 200 sites across the country being offered the chance to book this way.
However, people can still book flu vaccinations through their GP practice or by visiting a pharmacy delivering the jabs. Around 33 million people in England will be eligible for a flu vaccine this year, including some children who will be given the flu nasal spray.Since the booster programme started a month ago, seven million people have come forward for their vaccine.
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