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Nearly half a million children in the West Midlands to be offered vaccination against flu
Nearly half a million children in the West Midlands to be offered vaccination against flu
Credit: David Cheskin PA Archive/Press Association ImagesNearly half a million children in the West Midlands will be offered a vaccination against flu in a major campaign to help children and the vulnerable stay well over winter.The Stay Well This Winter campaign (SWTW) is the biggest ever flu vaccination programme according to Public Health England and NHS England.447,500 children aged 2-7 years in the West Midlands will be offered protection.
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400,000 children to be offered flu vaccination in Yorkshire
400,000 children to be offered flu vaccination in Yorkshire
The vaccination campaign by NHS England and Public Health England is being rolled out to include more children this year in a bid to curb the spread of the illness.Around 400,000 children aged between two and seven-years-old will be offered protection across the region, as part of the biggest ever flu vaccination programme in England.The Stay Well This Winter campaign launches today in Yorkshire.
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Parents urged to get children vaccinated against flu
Parents urged to get children vaccinated against flu
The NHS is urging parents across the South West to get their children vaccinated against flu.Trials have shown a dramatic drop in flu rates for all age groups in areas where children were vaccinated and now it's being rolled out for children aged seven and under across the region - 375,000 of them.The over 65s are also eligible.
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All children between two and seven will be given flu vaccine (From Bournemouth Echo)
All children between two and seven will be given flu vaccine (From Bournemouth Echo)
MORE than 375,000 children in the South West will be offered a vaccination against flu as part of a major drive to protect people from the risk of serious illness this winter.The Public Health England and NHS England Stay Well This Winter campaign (SWTW) launches today and this year features the biggest ever flu vaccination programme in England.As well as all children aged two to seven, free vaccinations will also be offered to pregnant women, people over 65, those in long-stay residential care homes, carers, health and social care workers and those at risk, including people with long-term health conditions such as respiratory disease, diabetes, heart, kidney or liver disease and chronic neurological diseases.
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Parents urged to get their children vaccinated against flu
Parents urged to get their children vaccinated against flu
With nursery and school terms well under way, parents of young children in Gloucestershire are being urged to get their offspring vaccinated against flu.This year children aged two to four and those in school years 1, 2 and 3 are all eligible for a free flu vaccination on the NHS.The child-friendly nasal spray means they can avoid having an injection and instead have a quick, painless squirt into each nostril.