<p>In 2018/19, deliveries of the adjuvanted vaccine to providers will be staggered during September to November.</p><p> </p><p>The first provisional weekly flu vaccine uptake data in 2018/19 for those aged 65 and over was published on 11 October 2018. It shows that 21.8% had received flu vaccine by 7 October 2018 – data is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures for Merseyside are not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>By December, uptake is expected to have reached similar levels to previous seasons.</p>