FLU season may feel a little far off, but preparation starts now. If you haven’t booked in your vaccine , this is your sign to do so! Flu jabs are free on the NHS if you’re over 65, pregnant, have certain health conditions or if you’re a healthcare worker, carer or live with someone who is immunocompromised. Two and three-year-olds can get the flu nasal spray vaccine .
Booking takes just minutes. Use the NHS app, call your GP, or 119 free, or go online to nhs.uk/nhs- services/pharmacies/book-flu- vaccination .
READ MORE HEALTH NEWS Technically, flu season starts in December but infection rates start to rise this month. Why bother getting a jab? Well, flu is not just a bad cold, it causes a more severe illness. While most people will recover after a week or two, for those identified as “at risk” it can be worse, fatal in some cases.
Most read in Health In the past two winters, both mild,18,000 deaths were associated with flu. If you are not eligible for a free flu vaccine, one at a pharmacy costs from £12. Here’s a selection of what readers have asked this week .
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I had been on HRT for four years previously when I was perimenopausal. One GP told me it could go on until I’m 100 and another told me to “just live with it”. But they’re really difficult to live with.
I recently went away for a few days and the weather was lovely and war.
