The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), an independent panel of experts who advise the Government, are considering whether to recommend that all healthy children under 17-years-old are vaccinated against flu to reduce the spread of the virus.
At the moment only children who are considered at risk from the virus receive the vaccination.
The move follows a request from health secretary Andrew Lansley to look at whether the flu vaccination programme should be extended.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is currently reviewing evidence regarding the benefits of vaccinating all children. They have already assessed a study by the Health Protection Agency which suggested that it might be cost effective to extend the vaccination programme. They are expected to reach a final decision next year.
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