Health experts are urging anyone who is eligible for a flu shot to get one.
The UK must prepare for a big, early wave of flu, experts warn, based on what Australia has just experienced during its winter.It is largely because people mixed more once Covid restrictions had eased, but had little immunity to the influenza virus after a break from the disease.After two years with almost zero flu circulating - and all the focus on Covid jabs - there is concern that vaccine fatigue may have set in.
In Australia, which had a reasonably severe flu season during its winter, the jab was well matched to that strain.The number of excess deaths that winter in England and Wales The UK is using an updated vaccine for the Covid booster, targeting both the original and the Omicron version of the pandemic virus. It is safe to receive the flu shot at the same appointment.
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