Extremely low flu infection rates last winter means community immunity will be much lower as we head into the flu season.

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Flu jab vital this winter along with Covid vaccine

Experts worried as this will be the first winter Covid and flu circulate fully at same time.

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Lack of immunity to flu among public ‘a significant concern’, Prof Van-Tam warns 

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Health officials fear up to 60,000 flu deaths this winter

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam urges Brits 'defend yourselves' as flu is back with a war on the seasonal bug to see 35million brits offered a free jab - modelling shows there could be 60,000 winter deaths due to low immunity after lockdowns

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60,000 may die of flu due to low immunity caused by lockdown as 35m offered jab

A triple whammy of Covid, flu and RSV could push the NHS to breaking point (Picture: Reuters)Millions of people are being urged to get jabs as experts warn 60,000 people could die of flu this winter. There is a ‘real possibility’ of a flu surge in the coming months due to low immunity caused by lockdown, experts warn. England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says the winter of 1989/90 which saw 19,000 excess flu deaths i…

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Flu could kill 60,000 this winter as doctors say to book vaccines now

More than 35m people will be offered jabs after health chiefs warn that lockdowns and social distancing have led to a drop in immunity

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Flu deaths could hit 60,000 in worst winter for 50 years, say experts

The warning comes as the Government launches the biggest flu programme in the history of the NHS

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Flu deaths could reach 60,000 this winter, experts warn

Jabs to be offered to 35 million people including secondary school pupils up to age 16

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60,000 could die of flu in the UK this winter due to low immunity

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Respiratory illnesses could claim 60,000 lives this winter as NHS launches new flu jab campaign

People have been urged to have their flu jabs as health officials fear that a bad winter could cause up to 60,000 deaths. Doctors warn that immunity levels agai

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Covid-19: Fear of 60,000 deaths fuels flu vaccine drive

A report released by the Academy of Medical Sciences in July predicted that COVID-19, flu, and the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), could push the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to breaking point in the coming winter.
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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is warning Britons to get jabbed as a war on flu begins. Immunity against bugs is so low after lockdowns that they could kill 60,000. As a consequence, free flu jabs will be offered to 35 million most at risk. NHS has launched a mission to defend Britain against flu this winter.

Respiratory illnesses could claim 60,000 lives this winter as NHS launches new flu jab campaign

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