Monday 21 January 2019

It's not too late to have flu jab, pleads country's top doctor

It's not too late to have flu jab, pleads country's top doctor Flu jab take-up is too low, the chief medical officer has warned, amid concerns that the failure of last year's vaccine has put people off.

Prof Dame Sally Davies urged those eligible to come forward, amid rising levels of flu across the country as winter deepens.

Last year winter deaths hit a 42-year high, after the flu jab failed to work in the vast majority of cases.

Officials stressed that this year’s vaccination is a good match - but fear some patients may have been deterred by the failings last winter. The Daily Telegraph

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