Are we eligible for free Covid vaccines during pregnancy?

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Hi everyone!

With all the confusion about COVID vaccines flying around, I just wondered whether anyone has had success getting a jab during pregnancy recently?

I am 15 weeks at the moment and was turned away from an appointment today booked via the NHS website. But the pharmacist wasn’t sure whether I was not eligible full stop or if it was only his chain that was operating under restrictions.

I looked on the NHS website and it sent me to this info which looks up to date - and unless I have just got completely the wrong end of the stick it looks like Table 3 shows pregnancy in all trimesters counts as immunosuppressed.

Here is the info: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b5be03536d629f9c82a97d/Green-book-chapter-COVID-19_1_9_25.pdf

And here is where I found it:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/flu-and-covid-19-seasonal-vaccination-programme-autumn-winter-2025-26/

Would love anyone’s thoughts or recent experiences if you have them, and thanks generally for your time!

Hi all!

I’ve just had a response from my GP who said pregnancy does mean eligibility for the COVID vaccine.

Looks like it was just an error. Leaving this up in case this answer is helpful to anyone.

thanks!

Ok so. The pharmacist came back via email and said I am definitely not eligible even though pregnant.

Hope others are able to gain more clarity than me!

No you are not eligible unless severely immunocompromised regardless of pregnancy.

The GP misunderstood the criteria (they often do, it’s the practice nurses’ specialist area lol).

• persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in tables 3 and 4 of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book.

Their own guidance is unclear - it’s actually only people who are severely immune suppressed as in AS PER THE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION SECTIONS OF TABLES 3 AND 4. It’s not the whole of tables 3 and 4 as per previous years.

If you're well and not immunosuppressed then no you're not eligible. From someone who's given hundreds in the past week

I was given one for free last year because I was pregnant - but from a quick google they seem to be tightening the criteria now which might explain the confusion.

Thank you so much for your replies @Sidge , @carparkwars and @Purplerain1144 ! This makes sense!

I got given mine after being invited by GP. Maybe postcode lottery now?