iOS - Android In a bid to prevent people being hospitalised with flu and relieve pressure on the NHS, more people than ever – over four million – are being offered the free vaccine this year.Among the groups being offered are those aged 50 and over; children aged two to five years who are not yet at school; children over six months of age who are deemed ‘at risk’ with medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, heart and lung diseases, or autoimmune disorders; pregnant women; healthcare workers; and social care workers who deliver direct personal care to others.Dr Mark Russell told Lanarkshire Live: “The roll-out of the flu programme this year has now started in Lanarkshire with the first pupils getting.
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