All secondary school pupils will be eligible for a free flu vaccine from September.
Primary school pupils and children in year 7 to 9 were eligible last year, but government has confirmed today it will be extend availability to all age groups in 2023-24.
It was previously offered to all year groups in 2021-22, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pupils will be offered the vaccine as a nasal spray through the schools vaccination programme during the autumn term.
Government said the decision is in line with a long-standing recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
