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Almost 250,000 people have received flu vaccine throughout Lanarkshire

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Fast approaching a quarter of a million people have received the flu vaccine in the NHS Lanarkshire area.Since the start of this year’s vaccination programme health board staff have worked tirelessly in more than 1700 clinics and have vaccinated 230,370 people.This is more than in the entire programme last year.More than half of those categorised as “at risk” have already received their vaccination.

Eight out of 10 (84.6 per cent) of people aged over 65 years have been vaccinated, that compares to 71.5 per cent the year before.And 62.7 per cent of children aged two to five years who are not in school have been vaccinated.Dr Mark Russell, Associate.

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