Guidance

COVID-19 vaccination: at-risk children aged 6 months to 11 years

Information for parents of eligible at-risk children aged 6 months to 11 years on COVID-19 vaccination.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 21 June 2023
• Last updated: 9 September 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

COVID-19: a guide for parents of children 6 months to 11 years of age at high risk

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COVID-19: a guide for parents of children 6 months to 11 years of age at high risk (print version)

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Details

This leaflet should be given to parents and carers of eligible at-risk children aged 6 months to 11 years prior to the vaccination appointment.

Paper copies of this leaflet are available free to order from Find Public Health Resources.

Resources for all children aged 5 to 11 years are available to download and order.

For further information on the COVID-19 vaccination programme, see the COVID-19 Collection on .GOV.UK and the NHS.UK COVID-19 webpage.

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Published 21 June 2023

Last updated 9 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 9 September 2025

   Updated for the Autumn 2025 vaccination programme

2. 29 June 2023

   Added order link.

3. 21 June 2023

   First published.