in the past five years in england, deaths have averaged around 11,000 each winter but can be double that. health experts warn that this winter, we could see high levels of flu activity alongside rising cases of covid 19. - last winter, social distancing meant there was almost no flew around there was almost no flu around but there is concern that people could get the virus and be infected with covid at the same time. it is because of the significant risk to individuals of co circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu, and the likelihood that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. so who can get a free flu vaccine? it is more than 40 million people, a record number, including the over 50s, younger people with certain conditions, if you are pregnant, as well as health and care workers and children aged 2 16 who will be offered a nasal spray vaccine.
health experts warn that this winter, we could see high levels of flu activity alongside rising cases of covid 19. - last winter, social distancing meant there was almost no flu around but there is concern that people could get the virus and be infected with covid at the same time. it is because of the significant risk to individuals of co circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu, and the likelihood that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. so who can get a free flu vaccine? it is more than a0 million people, a record number, including the over 50s, younger people with certain conditions, if you are pregnant, as well as health and care workers and children aged 2 16 who will be offered a nasal spray vaccine. if you are eligible for a free flu vaccine on the nhs, you can book an appointment at many local pharmacies. gp surgeries will also be contacting patients. you might feel a sharp scratch.
everyone over the age of 50, people with health conditions, pregnant women, health and care workers, and most children are being urged to take up the offer of a vaccine as soon as possible, as our health correspondent naomi grimley reports. i ve got together some of the country s leading medics to answer your vaccine questions. this is the latest media advert to remind us that it s notjust covid which we will have to worry about this winter. flu could rear its head again, too. a recent survey with 3,000 participants found that nearly a third of those asked were unaware that flu and covid 19 can circulate together at the same time. that s got health officials worried. it s because of this significant risk to individuals of co circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu and the likelihood that that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. more than a0 million people across the uk are being offered
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this is bbc news i m annita mcveigh. the headlines. the biggest flu vaccination programme in the nhs s history is launched as medics warn about flu and covid circulating at the same time this winter. it s because of this significant risk to individuals of co circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu and the likelihood that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. and we ll be answering your questions on this subject in half an hour with our health correspondentjim reed and gp professor martin marshall. businesses which use large amounts of energy are holding urgent talks with the government about the soaring cost of gas. conservative mp and former member of the cabinet james brokenshire has died, aged 53 after suffering from lung cancer.