She is “desperate” for more residents to get their flu jabs and Covid boosters
Chief Pharmacist Richard Harrison with the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Askham Bar park-and-ride in York, as ten further mass vaccination centres opened in England with more than a million over-80s invited to receive their coronavirus jab.Vaccination levels are a concern across the country, with flu vaccine uptake among pre-schoolers, pregnant women and under 65s in a clinical risk group being particular concerns, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Anita Dobson, a nurse consultant in public health, said the take up of the flu vaccine among children, which is administered via a nasal spray, was a “great concern”.She added: “All families that have got a two to three year old that have not had a vaccination will be written out to – that’s how serious it is at the moment. Also, we’ve got a very low uptake at the moment with care workers.
“From having the vaccine to getting optimum protection takes two weeks. We know that flu usually peaks around Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve – we’re at a crucial time now for people to really come forward to be vaccinated.”
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