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Flu: Why we still need to worry about it this winter – BBC News
Drive-through vaccination clinics and extra staff are being considered for England’s biggest flu vaccination programme.
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The flu contributes to about 11,000 deaths each year in England
Health officials are ramping up efforts to ensure everyone who needs a flu vaccine has one.
The UK’s largest flu-immunisation programme so far will see 30 million people in England offered the vaccine.
The idea is to prepare for a winter that could see the annual flu season coincide with a surge in coronavirus.
But how will it work? And will things be worse this year?
How bad is flu?…
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