• Thursday, April 25, 2024

HEALTH

South Asian parents urged to vaccinate their children against flu this winter

By: Sarwar Alam

Over three million children are being offered the free flu vaccination this winter Last year’s flu vaccine reduced the risk of flu in children by 65% This year’s programme includes children in school year 4 for the first time Public Health England (PHE) is encouraging parents and carers to help protect the three million eligible children from flu this winter. This year, the vaccine, administered in the form of a nasal spray, is being offered to 2–3 year olds, those in school years, 1, 2, 3 and for the first time, children in year 4. Children aged over 4 in…

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