Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeToddlers will be able to get the free NHS nasal flu spray in pharmacies for the first time under plans to increase uptake. Between 2024/25 some 42.6% of two and three-year-olds took up the offer of the nasal spray, a slight decrease compared to 2023/24. Some 1.2 million toddlers are eligible for the free nasal spray. Most children are given a nasal spray, but some can opt for an injection instead.